On November 9, 2018, the meeting was held with the delegation headed by Mr. Mevlut Chavushoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting, the parties noted high level of bilateral relations and the importance of the visits paid by the Heads of States to each other’s countries. Futhermore, the heads of delegations discussed issues with regard to expanding cooperation in trade-economic, transport, energy, cultural- h...

Weightlifter from Armenia Simon Martirosyan became the leaders and world champion in the amount of disciplines in men’s weight category up to 109 kg, having lifted 435 kg in total and set new world record. He achieved this result, having lifted 195 in the snatch where he was the second and owing to total victory in the clean-and-jerk where he took over the nearest opponent by 12 kg, having lifted 240 kg and set the world record. Zhe Yang from China was the second in total. He won in the first...

For immunization, which is one of foundational strategies towards priority targets in healthcare, Turkmenistan purchases only the vaccines certified by the World Health Organization (WHO). Preventive inoculations are given free of charge, at the State’s expense.  The immunization schedule currently includes vaccination against 11 infections: diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, rubella, epidemic parotitis, viral hepatitis B, tuberculosis, Hib infection and human papillomavi...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. Having expressed sincere gratitude for spared time, the guest conveyed the greetings of President of Turkey Recep Tayip Erdogan to the Head of the State who addressed the best wishes to fraternal Turkmen people. At the same time, the commitment of Turkish side to traditionally friendly relations with Turkmenistan , which are successfully developed in all spectrum, has been...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov heard reports by the governors of Ahal, Dashoguz, Lebap and Mary provinces on the successful fulfillment by land tenants of their contractual obligations for the production of raw cotton. The head of state also received a report by the governor of Balkan province on the delivery of the planned volumes of fruits and vegetables.  On behalf of rural workers, the senior officials of the regions congratulated the head of state on the labor victory of Turkmen far...

On November 6-8, 2018, Turkmen delegation headed by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan was on a working visit to Kabul, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to discuss priority areas of Tukmen-Afghan bilateral cooperation. In the course of the working visit, Turkmen delegation was recieved by Mr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. During the meeting the sides discussed the issues of further expanding bi...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received President of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), Tamás Aján.  Greeting the IWF Head, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov awarded him the memorial signs of the 2018 World Weightlifting Championship that has brought together the best sportsmen on the planet.  Thanking for the attention and the opportunity of a personal meeting, the guest congratulated the President of Turkmenistan on the success of the World Championship and on behal...