Political consultations with the State of Palestine were held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on Thursday. Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov headed the delegation of Turkmenistan, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad Al-Maliki headed the delegation of Palestine.
Rock music legends The Rolling Stones seem to have announced a new album by placing an advertisement in a small local newspaper.
Turkmenistan's national football team plans to hold friendly matches with the teams of Indonesia and Bahrain. This was reported to the ORIENT correspondent by representatives of this sport of the country.
The current champions of the country among boys and girls under 14 Myahri Agamuradova and Gurbanmurat Rustemov represent Turkmenistan at the international chess tournament "ACF Cup in memory of M.M. Botvinnik", which takes place from August 23 to 28 in Moscow.
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs in the Government of Afghanistan reported that efforts are being made to resume practical work on major transit and energy projects between Central Asia and South Asia through Afghanistan.
OPEC member Iraq announced on Thursday that it had reached an initial agreement with Turkmenistan to import gas to run its power plants.
Turkmen "Ahal" recognized their rivals in group A in the Asian Champions League season 2023/24. They were the Uzbek "Pakhtakor", the Saudi "Al-Feiha" and "Al-Ain" from the UAE. The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur.
Kazakhstan will use the existing sports facilities in the capital for the fifth World Nomad Games, scheduled for September next year, and does not plan to build additional facilities, it was reported on August 23 at a meeting of the organizing committee of the games, dedicated to the readiness of sports facilities in Astana.
The relocation of many world football stars from Europe to Asia, in particular to Saudi Arabia, lowered the level of European leagues, but contributed to the development of football in the Asian region.
Plans for the organization of mutual touring activities and the participation of artists of the Astrakhan region and Turkmenistan in significant cultural events of each other next year, 2024, were considered at a meeting at the Ministry of External Relations of the JSC on Wednesday.
The Governor of the Astrakhan region Igor Babushkin and khyakim of the Balkan region Hojamyrat Ashyrmyradov held an online meeting during which they discussed promising areas of cooperation.
For the first time in the Earth's space history, the Indian “Vikram” spacecraft made a soft landing on the Moon near the South Pole and delivered a wheeled vehicle there. Thus, India became the fourth "lunar power" after the USSR, the USA and China. But most importantly, this country was the first to land in the polar region of the Moon!
The creative action "Beijing through the eyes of foreign bloggers" has started in Beijing, which is dedicated to the program "Ten Years Beijing is on the path of Chinese modernization." Representatives of this fashionable profession from the countries of the Silk Road and other foreign countries gathered in the capital's park "Liangmahe", reports "Greater Asia".
The winner of the international youth project "100 Ideas for the CIS" will be announced in Minsk, where the final of the competition will be held from October 18 to 20, according to the Telegram channel "Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus".
The Public Library named after Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Biblioteca García Márquez), which is located in Barcelona, received the title of the best library in the world in 2023. The competition was held by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). The rivals in the final of this year's competition were libraries from Slovenia, Australia and China, the Spanish media write.
