The Mejlis (Parliament) of Turkmenistan is a legislature representative body
Today, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held the regular online meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, at which the results of the work carried out in sectors of economy for two months were summed up as well as a number of other issues concerning the life of the country, were discussed.
Chairwoman of the Mejlis D.Gulmanova, who informed on the activity carried out within further improvement of the national legislation, was the first to take the floor.
As she informed, according to key aspects of the realised state policy, with a view of protection of the rights and freedom of citizen, family values, development of drafts of new editions of the Civil Code and the Law of Turkmenistan «On court», the bill «On the uniform state register of voters» is carried out at present. Besides it, amendments and additions are made to Criminal Code, Code of Arbitration Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Civil Procedure, Laws «On administrative procedure», «On motor transport» as well as to a number of operating legal acts connected with the strengthening of legal basis of development of various spheres and digitalization.
During the considered period work on further promotion of mutually beneficial relations with international organisations and various states continued. So, credentials from Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada and the Republic of Guatemala to our country were received, 11 meetings with representatives of parliaments of foreign countries and some foreign diplomatic missions accredited in Turkmenistan were held.
Along with it, deputies and specialists of the Mejlis took part in 18 seminars concerning improvement of legislative activity, organised by corresponding ministries and sectoral departments of the country together with international structures.
As she informed, elected representative of the people together with representatives of political parties, public associations participate in various actions, meetings, forums and appear in the mass media for explanation of historical, political significance of the International year of peace and trust, the 30th anniversary of permanent neutrality of our fatherland and new legal acts to various strata of society.
Summing up the information, head of the state Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted that laws passed will promote further development of our sovereign fatherland and improvement of well-being of people. In this connection, necessity of continuation of work on perfection of legislation of the country according to realities of the time was underlined.