President of Turkmenistan gives exclusive interview to «MIR 24»

Even though Turkmenistan registered Sputnik V in winter, the country is still a virus-free zone, noted Berdimuhamedov.

On May 30, Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov gave an exclusive interview to the «MIR 24» TV channel. He told how Turkmenistan was able to protect itself from the disaster called coronavirus. President underlined that despite the fact that the Russian vaccine «Sputnik V» was registered in the country in winter, it is still a virus-free zone.

— Since the first days of the pandemic, we have developed a unified national strategy to combat this infectious disease, which has provided for a set of organizational, legal, financial, economic, sanitary-epidemiological, medical, and quarantine measures. A special commission was formed to carry out this work. The border, migration and customs regime was gradually strengthened. At the same time, restrictions on the air traffic with other countries, which were objectively dictated by the situation, were introduced. If Turkmen citizens who were abroad or other foreign persons arrive in the country, the relevant departments of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry conduct testing and take quarantine-regime measures, — stressed the head of the state.

In addition, Berdimuhamedov noted that preventive measures also served to ensure the protection of the population. At all organizations, enterprises, educational institutions, temperature control of citizens was provided and strict rules of personal hygiene were introduced. On a regular basis, work on disinfecting shopping centers, markets, educational institutions, and public transport is carried out.

The head of the country also noted that Turkmenistan was among the top ten countries that registered Russian vaccines «Sputnik V», «EpiVacCorona», which are successfully used at the moment for the needs of people from the high-risk groups.

Among other things, the interview also touched on the topic of major reforms that have been implemented in various spheres of the state’s life. The President noted with satisfaction that the country is a living creative process that keeps pace with the current trends of world development and the objective demands of the public.

The 30th anniversary of Independence of Turkmenistan was highlighted as well. The Turkmen leader said that in this unforgettable and eventful year, the country will turn into a place where such important international events as the VI Summit of the Presidents of the Caspian States, the XV ECO Summit and many other high-level meetings will be held.

The President also spoke about the ongoing work within the framework of the CIS cooperation. He said that Turkmenistan is actively engaged in strengthening friendly and mutually beneficial relations with other member countries of the Commonwealth in various fields, and also supports partnership in the spirit of brotherhood and mutual trust.

The full version of the interview with the Turkmen leader wiil be shown today on the «MIR» TV channel after the news at 7 p.m.

01 июн 2021, 08:30
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