Cinematographers from Uzbekistan, Russia and India spoke about the “reboot” of the 1979 cult film “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”. The picture was then shot by famous directors - Russian Latif Fayziev and Indian Umesh Mehra.

The intensification of cooperation in the context of Turkmenistan's accession to the World Trade Organization was discussed in Ashgabat on Monday by Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev and Director of the Department for WTO Accession Maika Oshikawa. The expert arrived in the Turkmen capital on a working visit, according to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The two-day seminar "Development of special courses for civil servants on gender-oriented management" started on Monday in Ashgabat. The project was organized by UNDP and UNFPA together with the Government of Turkmenistan.

500 Turkmen citizens will have the opportunity to study at the best universities in Russia for free this year. Of these, 355 are undergraduate and specialty programs, 79 are master's degree programs, 33 are postgraduate and residency programs, the press service of Rossotrudnichestvo in Turkmenistan reports.

France's ban on flights on domestic routes for which there are alternative rail journeys of less than 2.5 hours has come into force. The country's transport minister called the move "a first in the world" and is designed to encourage people to use modes of transport with lower emissions.

On May 27-28, Tashkent hosts the first International Exhibition and Sale of Modern Equipment, Technologies and Jewelry “Uzbek Jewelery Fair-2023”. The exhibition is attended by Uzbek and leading world jewelry manufacturers, representatives of wholesale and retail trade, logistics companies providing services for the import and export of jewelry from more than 10 countries, including Italy, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

A three-day DigiWomen Codefest hackathon has started in Ashgabat, which provided an opportunity for women and girls with digital competencies to demonstrate innovative ideas and technical abilities that stimulate them to create their own business.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry of Afghanistan has appointed a trade attaché at the Afghan Embassy in Ashgabat.

On May 26, a meeting of special representatives for Afghanistan in the format "Central Asia – European Union" was held in the building of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan, which was attended by the EU Special Representative for Central Asia Teri Hakkala. At the end of the meeting, she gave an interview to the press service of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry, answering several questions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a new state award - the Order of Gagarin. The corresponding decree of the head of state was published on Saturday, TASS reports.