At the extended session of the Cabinet of Ministers on July 3, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov ordered elative officials to organize summer holidays of children in thealth improving centres on proper level as well as recommended to take leave in Archman, Yily Suw sanatoriums and other health improvement centres of the country.

The WTO General Council held a regular meeting at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization in Geneva (Swiss Confederation). Turkmenistan's application for obtaining WTO observer status was considered during the meeting.

In his address to the President of Turkmenistan, President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping emphasized: “On behalf of the Government and the people of China, and on my own behalf, I have the honor to express my sincere gratitude to you for the letter of condolence you sent on the occasion of floods in several regions in southern China. Your letter demonstrated your great attention to the Chinese-Turkmen relations and long-standing friendship between the peoples of our states”.

Early in the morning, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is currently on leave, made a walk in the foothills of Kopetdag Mountains. Turkmen leader was accompanied by alabay Pal’van.

Widespread physical training and heath improving movement is rapidly developed in Turkmenistan every year. As it was mentioned at the extended session of the Cabinet of Ministers dedicated to the outcomes of the first half of the year on July 3, large-scale work for stimulation and improvement of sport sphere, enhancement of its potential, formation of relative multifunctional infrastructure is carried out at full pace in the country.

51 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

A regular meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission on the implementation of Turkmenistan's international obligations in the field of human rights and international humanitarian law was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution authorizing to extend the deadline for admission to higher educational institutions and secondary technical schools of the country until August 21, 2020 and hold the entrance examination campaign in the administrative centres of the region and Ashgabat.

Efficient use of potential of oil and gas industry is an important aspect of the policy steadily implemented by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov took part in the first ministerial meeting in the format “Central Asia-China” held in a videoconference format. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan and the People's Republic of China also took part in the online meeting.