In July 2010, the Catholic Mission received official government recognition and plans were started to both ask permission to build a Catholic church, and to reclaim a Catholic Armenian church in Turkmenbasy that still stands in the west of the country, as well as a church building in Sendar.
In July 2010, the Catholic Mission received formal government acknowledgment and preparations began to request permission to construct a Catholic church, as well as to recover a Catholic Armenian church in Turkmenbasy that remains standing in western Turkmenistan, along with a church building in Sendar.