On May 18-19, 2020, the 73rd World Health Assembly took place in a video conference format. The session was attended by ministers and deputy ministers of health of WHO Member States, leaders and representatives of the WHO system. At the event, the Turkmen side was represented by the Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva. At the opening of the meeting, the Director-General of the World Healt...

The Centre of Public Organizations hosted the conference timed to the Constitution and Turkmenistan National Flag Day, which is observed o May 18. Members of the Government, deputies of National Parliament, party and public activists, political scientists, heads of diplomatic missions and representatives of international organizations accredited in our country as well as different ministries and departments, national and foreign mass media, students took part in the forum organized by the Mejlis...

20 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, entrepreneurs from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan have bought cotton yarn while representatives of Russian business circles – coloured terry items. Total amount of transactions was around 480,000 US dollars. For national currency, businessmen from United Arab Emirates and Turkey have bought cotton yarn to the amount of more than 2,...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who accounced assertion of the principles of healthy life style and health protectionof people as a priority of social policy of the state, gives personal example to compatriots spendign his free time doign physical exercises and going in for various sports including cycling. On the weekend’s morning, Turkmen leader traditionally has a cycling ride and visited his horses with his grandson Kerim. The cycling is an active leisure, which makes positive eff...

On May 16, 2020, the conference “The Constitution of the Independent, Permanently Neutral Turkmenistan and the State Flag of Turkmenistan: statehood, justice, peace and development” dedicated to the 25th anniversary of permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan under the slogan “Turkmenistan – Home of Neutrality” and the Day of the Constitution and State Flag Day of Turkmenistan was held in the building of the Center for Public Organizations of Turkmenistan. The members of the deputies of the Mejli...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular video conference session of the Cabinet of Ministers where current subjects of the state life have been discussed. Having announced the agenda, Turkmen leader noted that according to the tradition, pardoning action of sentenced people who sincerely regretted in their criminal deeds usually takes place on the threshold of big holidays. Such actions are held regularly in the country and the government follows traditions and humanity and mercifuln...

On May 15, 2020, a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan was held in Ashgabat. During the session, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a Resolution “On the entry of Turkmenistan to the World Trade Organization as an observer.” In accordance with the Document, immediately today, the Turkmen side sent the application letter on the accession to the World Trade Organization as an observer to the Director-General of the WTO.  In line with the WTO proced...