Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Australia, Atadurdy Bayramov, who took up his duties, held a number of working meetings with senior representatives of the Australian government.

The Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering announced the III Open International Internet Olympiad in the discipline “Strength of Materials” among students of higher educational institutions of Turkmenistan and abroad, the official website of TSIACE reports.

Russian citizens in Turkmenistan this Sunday will be able to vote in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation at polling stations in **five cities**. The addresses of polling stations have been published on the website of the Russian Embassy in Ashgabat:

The XXXI Minsk International Book Fair opened on March 14 in Minsk, at the BelExpo complex. It will last until Sunday. Traditionally, the event is attended by diplomatic missions accredited in Belarus.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Belarus Nazarguly Shagulyev, during a working trip to the city of Vitebsk on March 13-14, met with Turkmen students of one of the local universities and visited some production enterprises.

The heads of a number of states sent heartfelt congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of the holy month of Oraz to President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the people of Turkmenistan. Among them are President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King Abdullah II of Jordan, King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Sultan of Oman Haissam bin Tarek.

Chairman of the Mejlis Dunyagozel Gulmanova received a letter of credence from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Panama to Turkmenistan Rolando Enrique Barrow Noada.

An international scientific and practical conference dedicated to medicinal plants was held at the Oguz Khan Engineering and Technology University of Turkmenistan.

Uzbekistan will involve youth in solving environmental and climate problems, the Podrobno.uz news agency reports.

Nowadays, the media increasingly contains materials about events aimed at youth - various conferences, brain rings, forums, exhibitions... Students, schoolchildren, young activists and aspiring workers - they all gather at such meetings to get acquainted and share knowledge and acquire new skills. I, a student at the International University of Humanities and Development, was lucky enough to be among them.