President Serdar Berdimuhamedov approved a proposal to build a new power plant with a capacity of 1,574 megawatts with a combined combined cycle on the territory of the Balkan region.
The international forum on attracting foreign investment in the oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan will be held on April 26-27 in Dubai, UAE. Deputy Prime Minister Ashirguly Begliev reported to the President on the preparations for this major offsite event.
A nationwide tree planting campaign in Turkmenistan is scheduled for March 18. A resolution to this effect was signed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov at a government meeting on Friday.
On the basis of the Russian House in Ashgabat, it is planned to open a fine art studio where children will be able to develop their creative potential.
Deputies of the legislative (lower) chamber of the Parliament of Uzbekistan at a meeting on Friday adopted a resolution on holding a referendum on the new constitution of the republic on April 30, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.
Iran and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement to resume diplomatic relations, with plans to reopen embassies within two months, according to a statement released by the Iranian government.
The tradition of astronauts to watch the "White Sun of the Desert" before the flight seems to be known to everyone. The cult film with Turkmen landscapes has even become a practical guide for camerawork, which is also taught to cosmonauts. However, not for filming films on the ISS (although this happens), but for recording videos on various projects. Another preflight tradition will soon be laid by a native of Turkmenabat – Hero of Turkmenistan and Russia, head of the cosmonaut squad Oleg Kononenko. This time, he and his colleagues from the upcoming new operation will watch not only movies, but also go to the theater.
Within the framework of the international conference "Partnership in the field of food security in the context of climate change", a meeting of representatives of major governments of Central Asia was held at the Yyldyz Hotel.
On March 9, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev met with the Deputy Secretary General of the CIS Ilkhom Nematov, who arrived in the Turkmen capital at the head of the working group to open the Headquarters of the CIS Observer Mission to monitor the election campaign for the upcoming elections of deputies of the Mejlis of the seventh convocation.
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have agreed to increase the trade turnover of the republics to two billion US dollars by the end of 2023, the press service of the Kyrgyz government told RIA Novosti.
On May 9-12, 2023, the Turkish capital Antalya will host a global conference on sustainable tourism - Global sustainable tourism conference-2023.
Turkmen entrepreneurs are invited to take part in the 133rd China Import and Export Fair, which will open on April 15 in the city of Guangzhou. It is also known as the Canton Fair. The event will last until May 5 and will be held in three stages.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev approved a memorandum of commitment for Iran to obtain the status of a member state in the SCO, which was adopted on January 25, 2023. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a document published on the website of the national legislation base.
Since the beginning of this week, 29 deals totaling $28.4 million and 32.6 million Turkmen manats have been made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.
Turkmenistan Airlines will start passenger flights from Ashgabat to London, Beijing, Delhi, and Almaty from March 26, according to the updated schedule on the website of the national air carrier.
