On 31 January 2025, in the city of Arkadag, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, held a meeting with the heads of the South Korean company “Koreya Meditech Co. Ltd” and the Japanese company “Sumitomo”. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Children in Need of Care, named after Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Turkmenistan’s official news agency TDH reported.

During the meeting, the development of cooperation in the medical field was discussed, particularly the construction and equipment of a medical cluster in the city of Arkadag. The National Leader emphasized the importance of this project within the framework of the state program “Saglyk” [Health] and noted successful cooperation with companies from the Asia-Pacific region, citing implemented projects in Kiyanly and Garabogaz as examples.