President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, on behalf of the people, the government of the country and on his own behalf, congratulated Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar on the occasion of his oath of office as the new King of Malaysia.
At Ashgabat International Airport, passenger commercial flights are carried out on a regular basis by such foreign airlines as Turkish Airlines, Siberian Airlines, China Southern, and Flydubai, as well as cargo flights by the Luxembourg airline Cargolux. In total, in 2023, 1,088 technical landings and 860 commercial landings were performed at Ashgabat International Airport, reports «Turkmenaragatnashyk» agency.
Airports in some European countries are beginning to lift restrictions on carrying liquids of no more than 100 ml in hand luggage, Euronews reports.
On January 31, the Central Office of the National Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan held an information and educational event in a hybrid format with the participation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Central Asia, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the International Committee of the Red Cross in Turkmenistan.
A meeting of the Council of Elders under the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan and the Council of Elders under the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation to assist children in need of care was held on Wednesday, January 31, at the capital's Palace of Congresses.
Turkmenistan Airlines has announced a discount on the first flights on the Ashgabat-Kuala Lumpur-Ashgabat route, which will start on February 15. The discounts will be valid until March 30, 2024, according to the national air carrier’s website.
On 31 January 2024, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan in Georgia Mr. Dovletmyrat Seyitmammedov met with the President of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia Mr. Roin Metreveli.
On 31 January 2024, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan in Georgia Mr. D. Seyitmammedov met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Mr. A. Khvtisiashvili at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the Special Representative of the Japanese Foreign Ministry for Central Asia, the Caucasus and GUAM Ikegami Masaki.
In January 2024, USAID Youth Development Activity (YDA) in partnership with the Akylly Hyzmat Economic Society’s Training Center, successfully completed the Mary cycle of the TechYouth Bootcamp program. As part of the six-month program, 33 participants acquired professions in one of the following two areas: 1) IT system maintenance and administration; and 2) graphic design.
Today, on January 31, in the early morning on the coast of the Caspian Sea, in the Turkmenbashi district of the Balkan region, a ceremony was held to lay a water pipeline that will supply clean drinking water to the villages of Guvlymayak and Kiyanly. This joint social project of the PETRONAS Charigali company and the state concern Turkmengaz is designed to significantly improve the water supply to the local population.
The Turkmenistan Championship among cadets continues at the Ashgabat Chess and Checkers School, in which young lovers of intellectual games take part in the age categories up to 8, 10 and 12 years.
A young musician from Turkmenistan, oboist Eziz Garyagdyev, became the winner of the IX All-Russian instrumental performance competition among students of children's music schools and children's art schools "Musical Marathon".
Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan Dunyagozel Gulmanova held a meeting on Monday, January 29, with Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China Hao Mingjin, who is in Ashgabat at the head of a representative delegation of his country.
By decree of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Japan Atadurdy Bayramov was appointed simultaneously Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines, with residence in Tokyo.
