Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Lord David Cameron, began his working trip to Central Asia with a visit to Dushanbe. The head of the Foreign Office, in addition to Tajikistan, will visit Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
The delegation of Turkmenistan is on a visit to Bangkok, Thailand, from April 22 to 26, to participate in the 80th session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
On May 13-14 this year, the Asian Women's Forum will be held in the city of Samarkand on the topic “Regional approach to issues of economic, social and political rights of women and empowerment.”
Based on the results of the World Competition for the best emblem of the Year of the Volunteer Movement in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a blossoming flower was chosen as the symbol of the Year.
The Embassy of Turkmenistan in Georgia organized the presentation of books by the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov “Youth is the support of the Motherland” and “Anau - culture from the depths of millennia”.
Medical tourism is developing noticeably in Russia. If in 2017, 300 thousand foreigners received treatment in the Russian Federation, then in 2022 - more than 1.2 million. A significant part of the patients are from countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
On Saturday, April 20, during trading at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, products from the petrochemical industry, the country's light industry and Turkmen carpets were sold.
On April 20, 2024, a literary evening was held at the Consulate General of Turkmenistan in Herat, Afghanistan, in honor of the 300th anniversary of the birth of poet Magtymguly Pyragy with the participation of representatives of the Turkmen diaspora and local cultural authorities.
On April 18, the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted an election meeting and a business forum of the Committee of Women Entrepreneurs of the Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Turkic Countries, where Turkmenistan was also represented.
Pakistan, one of the four partners in the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, is expected to receive final approval by the end of the second quarter of 2024 to clear the way for the start of construction. This was announced by Inter State Gas Systems, a company operating under the auspices of the petroleum division of the Ministry of Energy of Pakistan and engaged in the implementation of strategic infrastructure projects in the gas industry.
By decree of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, for great services in the development of Turkmen sports and increasing its international authority, successful performance with winning first place at the international hockey tournament held in Ashgabat on April 15-20, and distinguished training work, the title of “Honored Coach of Turkmenistan” was awarded to Meylis Kuliev - coach of the hockey club "Galkan" under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ilyas Veliyev - assistant coach of the same club. This was reported in the news release of the Turkmen State Radio and Television.
In Ankara, the concert “The Great Poet and Thinker of the Turkic World Magtymguly Fragi” was held with the participation of the International Organization of Turkic Culture TURKSOY, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Ankara, the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey.
The captains of the hockey teams participating in the international tournament, held in Ashgabat from April 15 to 20, sent a message to the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
Turkmen diplomats in Pakistan joined the action organized on Saturday, April 20, by the Committee of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Islamabad under the name "ASEAN Bicycle Day".
The Turkmen “Galkan” emerged victorious at the international ice hockey tournament, which was held in Ashgabat with the participation of ten teams from Asia and Europe. The hockey club of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan achieved this success by defeating the Russian team “ADIHIC-Kazan” from the Republic of Tatarstan in the final match today – 4:2.
