BRIEFING DEDICATED TO COOPERATION OF TURKMENISTAN WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA OF HEALTHCARE WAS HELD IN THE MFA

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...

AN ONLINE MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SAMBO FEDERATION WAS HELD

On October 8, 2020, an online meeting with the President of the International Sambo Federation Vasily Shestakov was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

From the Turkmen side, the meeting was attended by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan B.Matiev, heads of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan, and the National Olympic Committee.

During the meeting, the participants discussed issues related to the holding of the World Sambo Championship in Tu...

PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN AND PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA HAD A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION

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...

KEY VECTORS OF COOPERATION WITH THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSED

On the 7th of October 2020, the online meeting with the delegation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development led by the Head of the Representative Office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Ashgabat F.Turkmenoglu was held in the premises of the MFA of Turkmenistan.

From the Turkmen side, the heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economy and Finance, as well as the Central Bank of Turkmenistan participated to the meeting.

During the meeti...

MEETING OF THE GOVERNMENT COMMISSION TO STUDY ISSUES RELATED TO TURKMENISTAN'S ACCESSION TO THE WTO

On October 8, 2020, a meeting of the Government Commission was held via videoconference to study issues related to Turkmenistan's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan V.Hajiev, heads and representatives of a number of relevant ministries and departments of the country took part in the meeting from the Turkmen side. The delegation of the World Trade Organization was headed by the Director of the Department for Accession to the WTO, Ms. Maika...

TURKMENISTAN INTENSIFIES COOPERATION WITH UCI

On October 8, 2020, an online meeting of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan B.Matiev with the President of the International Cyclists Union (UCI) David Lapartien took place.

Representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Sports and Youth Policy, the National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan also attended the meeting on behalf of the Turkmen side.

The parties expressed the need to further intensify bilateral cooperation, where there is a solid practice of product...

TURKMENISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN STRENGTHEN THE LEGAL-CONTRACTUAL BASIS OF BILATERAL COLLABORATION

On the 8th of October 2020, the signing of the Protocol on Exchange of Instruments of Ratification of the Treaty on Strategic Partnership between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan took place in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.

From the Afghan side, the Document was signed by the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Haneef Atmar.  The Document was signed by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkme...

Government of Turkmenistan increases funding for medicinal immunological drugs twice

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...

TRIPARTITE MEETING OF THE HEADS OF EXTERNAL POLITICAL AGENCIES OF TURKMENISTAN, AFGHANISTAN AND THE USA

On the 8th of October 2020, the first meeting in Turkmenistan-Islamic Republic of Afghanistan-USA format was held through videoconferencing in participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, the U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale and the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Haneef Atmar.

During the meeting, the parties discussed a number of importance issues of political, trade-economic and human...

ONLINE MEETING ON COOPERATION OF TURKMENISTAN IN THE SPORTS FIELD

On October 9, 2020, a videoconference meeting with the Association of National Olympic Committees was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The meeting was attended by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan B. Myatiev, heads of the National Olympic Committee (NOC), as well as by video link, Acting President of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Robin Mitchell.

During the meeting, the active cooperation of the NOC of Turkmenistan with ANOC and the...