The President and the Government of Turkmenistan go on labor leave from August 1 to September 1. The summer holidays have been postponed only for the management of the agricultural sector, where important seasonal campaigns are continuing.

Turkmenistan will host the International Conference of Transport Ministers of Landlocked Developing Countries on August 15-16. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov informed about the date of the forum and preparations for its holding.

The excise tax rate on tobacco products imported into Turkmenistan has been increased by 19 percentage points and has reached 93% of the customs value, but not less than $4 per pack.

Russia has handed over to a number of CIS countries test systems for detecting smallpox monkeys. This is reported by the Prime agency with reference to the press service of Rospotrebnadzor.

The meeting of the Board of the Austrian-Turkmen Society, which was held in Vienna and Ashgabat in parallel, was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two friendly countries, which, in addition to trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian ties, are united by the status of neutral states.

The topic of trust in interstate relations and the culture of dialogue is gaining global significance today against the background of the crisis phenomena that are observed in world politics and the economy. This was emphasized by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking at the summit of the heads of state of Central Asia, held on Thursday, in Cholpon-Ata.

Turkmen leader Serdar Berdimuhamedov invited his colleagues in Central Asia to think about protecting the information space in the region and developing more active professional contacts at the level of government news agencies of the five countries for this purpose.

Turkmenistan and Georgia have agreed to open direct flights - during the visit of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili to Ashgabat, representatives of the two countries signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of transport, which will make it possible to start direct flights between Ashgabat and Tbilisi.

On July 18, Ms. Renata Wrobel, EU Delegation Chargé d'affaires a.i. delivered an opening statement during the national workshop organized by the Ready4Trade Central Asia project funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Trade Center (ITC).

Tatarstan's foreign economic relations are largely determined by long-standing traditions of interaction with Islamic states, said Elena Agzamova, adviser to the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan, speaking online at the Ashgabat transport forum on Monday.