The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia has approved a proposal to reduce the amount of money that travel agencies should have on their accounts as a guarantee of their activities when sending tourists to Turkmenistan and a number of other CIS and Caucasus countries. This is reported by Profi.Travel.

The XXIV Conference of the Humanitarian Association of Turkmens of the World was held in Ashgabat on Wednesday, at the Mekan Palace, under the chairmanship of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty, President of the WTHA Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has opened its first official “representation” online – a digital avatar. It was created using artificial intelligence technologies and in the image of David Sarangi, the head of the digital diplomacy department and the initiator of the introduction of “virtual ambassadors” into the public diplomatic mission.

The pavilion of Turkmenistan at the International Tourism Exhibition Tourism Expo Japan 2023 will be located in the Central Asia sector, which is traditionally distributed among the five countries of the region. The layout of the Turkmen stand was demonstrated on Wednesday during a video broadcast by a representative of the Department for Central Asia and the Caucasus Region of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Okuda Hisakatsu.

Online testing for high school students - applicants for participation in the next III season of the project “Young Messengers of Peace” was organized by the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the School of Young Diplomats of the university. The new season of the intellectual competition will be held under the motto “The Teachings of Great Magtymguly Fragi – the national torch of universal human values.”

Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov has signed a roadmap for cooperation with his Palestinian counterpart.

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The Russian House in Ashgabat announces a meeting on September 21 for potential candidates, future applicants and their parents on issues of studying at Russian universities within the framework of the Russian Government quota for the 2024-2025 academic year.

A postage stamp titled "The ancient city of Shusha in Azerbaijan - the cultural capital of the Turkic world" was issued in Uzbekistan. It will be sent to the museums of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, as well as to representatives of the state and government of the two republics. The stamp presentation ceremonies will be held in Tashkent and Baku, the press service of the Heydar Aliyev Azerbaijan Cultural Center reports.

The joint nomination of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan "Silk Road: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor", including 31 ancient monuments, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.