BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 7. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed to reduce the import of food products, Trend reports citing Turkmenportal.
He stated this during a meeting of the Government of Turkmenistan.
During the meeting, the President stated that over the past 4 months, despite the previously given instructions, the volume of some imported food products has increased.
"In this regard, it is necessary to strengthen the work on increasing the output of domestic consumer goods and reducing the volume of imports of products, in particular, food, which can be manufactured in our country," Berdimuhamedov said.
The President stressed the need to take measures in this direction, and also addressed a number of relevant instructions to Deputy Prime Minister Chary Gylydzhov.