AKIPRESS.COM - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held a meeting of the working group on the development of the Country Programme Frameworks of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for Turkmenistan for 2024-2029 on October 21. Programme Management Officer of the Division for Europe of the Department of Technical Cooperation Emina Alic took part in the meeting online, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported.
During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on key aspects of Turkmenistan's interaction with the IAEA. Particular attention was paid to the peaceful use of nuclear energy in sectors of medicine, agriculture, environmental protection and water resources management.
Cooperation in the field of medicine, in particular the fight against cancer, was identified as one of the most important areas. In this regard, the IAEA ImPACT programme for monitoring joint actions, implemented in Turkmenistan, was noted.