President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin, who arrived in our country on a working visit.

The progress in implementation of the Preparedness and Response Plan of Turkmenistan to Acute Infectious Disease (CPRP) was discussed during an online meeting.

In order to efficiently use pastures, regulate relations related to the improvement and protection of pastures, as well as regulate land relations to protect the rights of their users and tenants, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, instructing the relevant officials to approve the appropriate Procedures for the use and lease of pastures, rental rates and collection of leasing fees.

The tenth video conference session of the Mejlis of the sixth convocation took place. Heads of some ministries and departments as well as mass media have been invited to participate in the session.

The Mejlis of Turkmenistan has adopted the Resolutions on Ratification of the Protocol on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context to the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea, on Ratification of the European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries, on Ratification of the European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines, on Ratification of the European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations, on Ratification of the European Agreement supplementing the 1968 Convention on Road Traffic, on Ratification of the European Agreement supplementing the 1968 Convention on Road Signs and Signals, on Ratification of the Protocol on Road Markings to the European Agreement supplementing the 1968 Convention on Road Signs and Signals, on Ratification of the Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

In order to increase the volume of potatoes, vegetables and melons and gourds, fruits and berries and other agricultural crops produced in the country, their proper storage, as well as to ensure affordable prices for these products, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution instructing the ""Daýhanbank"" State Commercial Bank to allocate loan assets out of the funds of the Central Bank to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection to finance the construction and reconstruction of refrigerating storehouses.

The Chairperson and deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan took part in the 13th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) member states. The two-day videoconference forum was organized by the IPU jointly with the Austrian Parliament and the United Nations.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev had a telephone conversation.

The Interdepartmental Working Group on the development of the National Strategy for the Development of Renewable Energy held the first session.

In connection with the ongoing new type coronavirus pandemic and the comprehensive measures adopted on the part of the international community on counteraction against this global threat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan informs about the following.