On December 29, 2021, a consultation meeting of experts from the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention was held in the format of a videoconference. This meeting was organized in order to establish a constructive dialogue and deepen effective interaction with reputable foreign institutions to study the characteristics of new strains of coronavirus infection. During the meeting, an exchange of views took place on topical...

Today, on December 28, an informal summit of the Heads of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States took place in the city of St. Petersburg of the Russian Federation. During the meeting, the CIS leaders discussed current issues on the agenda, primarily the implementation of partnership in the political and diplomatic, trade and economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The Heads of State summed up the main results of this jubilee year – the 30th anniversary of the format...

On December 28, 2021, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived in the city of St. Petersburg to participate in the informal summit of the Heads of the CIS member states. Speaking at the summit, the Leader of the Turkmen state noted the importance of the initiative to form a new philosophy of modern international relations, called “Dialogue – a guarantee of peace”, was especially noted. Speaking of the need to continue combating the consequences of COVID-19, President Gur...

Today, on December 28, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov departed on a working visit to Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation to take part in the informal summit of the heads of the countries-members of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The traditional meeting of the heads of the CIS Member-States, initiated by the President of the Russian Federation, is attended by the heads of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan...

On December 23, 2021, the Ministry of Health Protection and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan has registered “Sputnik Light” vaccine and issued corresponding certificate. As is known, “Sputnik Light” at present was registered in more than 15 countries and in 30 countries the vaccine is in the process of registration. RDIF also notes that the production of this vaccine is scheduled in more than 10 countries. In particular, the release of the vaccine “Sputnik Light” should begin in the near futu...

Today, on December 22, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, a briefing dedicated to the study of the experience of foreign countries to prevent the penetration and spread of coronavirus infection in the country was held. The briefing was attended by heads and employees of the Foreign Ministry, as well as heads of diplomatic missions of Turkmenistan accredited abroad. Speaking at the briefing, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affai...

On the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, today in Islamabad, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held talks with the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Arif Alvi. At the beginning of the meeting, the head of the Turkmen delegation conveyed greetings from the President of Turkmenistan. The Minister noted that the talks between the President of Turkmenistan and the Presid...