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

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held video conference working session of the Cabinet of Ministers where outcomes of work of branches of national economy have been summed up for five months of the year as well as other priority objectives of the state life have been reviewed.

Grain harvest campaign has started in Turkmenistan. Grain producers of Ahal, Lebap and Mary Velayats have started reaping of wheat and farmers of Balkan and Dashoguz Velayats to join them on June 12.

The Agricultural complex hosted scientific and practical conference dedicated to the World Environment Day. Specialists of natural protection structures and profile departments, deputies of National parliament, representatives of scientific community, universities and public organizations of the country as well as big international and regional organizations like the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Industrial Development Organization, the UN Regional Centre of Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), European Union, Central Asia Regional Ecological Centre (CAREC), German International Cooperation Society and other were among the participants of the forum. Some of these foreign partners took part in the forum in online mode.

Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov held online negotiations with Chairman of the Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg Evgeny Grigoriev. Minister of Industry and Construction, Serdar Berdimuhamedov attended the meeting.

“I congratulate on the World Environment Day! Nature is the source of life, and the ancestors learned to live in harmony with it. Over the centuries, the similar attitude to nature has gained a foothold in the traditions and customs of our people. Today, this heritage, in combination with the measures taken to address the global problems has been filled with new content”, says President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in his congratulatory address.

The 4th round of the consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the French Republic took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in the videoconference format.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held a briefing on the implementation of Turkmenistan Preparedness and Response Plan on Acute Infectious Disease (COVID-19). The meeting brought together the heads of relevant ministries and departments of our country, heads of diplomatic missions and representatives of international organizations, journalists of local and foreign media.

In accordance with the Decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Dayanch Gulgeldiev was released from his position as the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs of Turkmenistan for serious shortcomings in his work.

In order to protect crops from diseases and pests, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Decree, authorizing the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection to conclude contracts with foreign companies for the purchase of pest control agents.