A ceremony was held in Munich to honour German doctors who have been cooperating with the Turkmenistan healthcare system for more than 30 years. The event was held at the Bayerischer Hof hotel, according to IIC.

The anniversary medals ‘Türkmenistanyň Bitaraplygynyň 30 ýyllygyna’ (‘30th Anniversary of Turkmenistan's Neutrality’) and commemorative silver badges were presented by the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Germany, Berdimyrat Rejepov.

Among those awarded were cardiac surgeon Johann Engelbert Meissner, as well as Klaus Georg Parhofer, Liesl Doris Häussermann-Mangold and Volkmar Jansson, leading specialists at the clinics of Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich.

It was noted that the doctors had been involved in training Turkmen medical personnel and introducing modern technologies in new medical centres in Turkmenistan since the country's first years of independence. The Ambassador thanked the laureates for their contribution to the development of bilateral professional cooperation.