BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 24. Turkmenistan is
preparing amendments to legislation on social protection,
administrative offenses, business licensing, leasing and
joint-stock companies.


According to the press service of the Turkmen government, the
legislative work was discussed on Friday at an online meeting of
the Cabinet of Ministers chaired by President Serdar
Berdimuhamedov.


Speaker of the Turkmen Parliament Dunyagozel Gulmanova reported
that parliamentary working groups are drafting bills to update
existing legislation and establish the legal basis for the
country’s accession to international instruments.


The planned changes cover the Social Protection Code and the
Code of Administrative Offenses, as well as the laws on licensing
certain activities, leasing and joint-stock companies.


Gulmanova also briefed the meeting on efforts to strengthen
interparliamentary cooperation and exchange experience in
legislative work. Turkmen parliamentarians had made working visits
to Andorra, Tanzania and Tajikistan.







The Parliament also held talks with the regional representative
of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for
Central Asia, focusing on ways to improve national legislation.


President Berdimuhamedov stressed the importance of continuing
to modernize the country’s legal framework and ensuring effective
work on amendments and additions to existing laws.


Turkmenistan’s ongoing legislative modernization
forms part of a broader effort to align national laws with
constitutional requirements, international standards and current
socio-economic priorities. The Social Protection Code and related
frameworks build on earlier reforms, including the 2021 Law on
Social Services that shifted the system toward community-based
support; community-level social services have expanded to 36
districts by 2025 (with full coverage of 56 districts targeted by
2027), supported by UNICEF, ILO and other partners through
assessments such as the Core Diagnostic Instrument (CODI) and
professional training programs for social workers. Parallel updates
to the Code of Administrative Offenses (major amendments effective
1 May 2026), the Law on Licensing of Certain Types of Activity
(revised edition with further changes in April 2026), and
legislation on leasing and joint-stock companies aim to improve the
business climate, streamline regulation and support
entrepreneurship.