On the 7th of October 2020, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The Turkmen leader cordially congratulated his Russian colleague on his birthday and wished him good health, prosperity, new successes in all undertakings and aspirations for the benefit of the people of the friendly state. The President of Turkmenistan underlined that at present, bilateral relations based on the principles of...

The key direction of the state policy in medical care is promotion of preventive work of the health care system. Since immunological prophylaxis stands as a reliable tool to maintain epidemiological well-being in relation to vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. For many years, the epidemiological well-being in the country has been ensured due to the consistently high level of coverage with preventive vaccinations - over 95%. Over the past 25 years, the Government of Turkmenistan, repre...

On the 5th of October 2020, a briefing was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan dedicated to cooperation of Turkmenistan with the international organizations in the area of healthcare. The briefing focused on the recently signed Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan, in accordance with which the Minister of Health and Medical Industry was authorized to sign of behalf of the Turkmen side the Plan for Procurement of Vaccines and Immunization Devices in 2021-2025 under t...

On October 4, 2020, a video conference meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Haneef Atmar.  During the talks, the heads of external policy agencies of two countries confirmed the high level of interstate dialogue based on the ties of friendship and good neighborliness. The counterparts discussed the key issues of bilateral cooperation in political-diplom...

109 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, entrepreneurs from United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Singapore and Afghanistan have bought jet fuel, light oil and bunker fuel produced by Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex. In addition, colorless sheet glass, dyed and Jacquard terry products, cotton yarn have been sold for foreign currency to the buyers from Russia, USA, Turkey,...

On October 3, 2020, the session of the Interdepartmental Commission of Turkmenistan on the issues of the Caspian Sea was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in renewed composition. As is known, the day before during the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, the Head of State signed the Resolution, according to which the composition of the Interdepartmental Commission of Turkmenistan on the issues of the Caspian Sea was determined. In accordance with the i...

On October 2, 2020, a ceremony was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan to sign the Work Plan for a project to assist in the implementation of the National Action Plan of Turkmenistan in the field of human rights for 2020 between the UNDP Office in Turkmenistan and the Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan. On the Turkmen side, the document was signed by the Director of the Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan, Yagmur Nuryev. On the part of...