United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power announced additional investments in Central Asia at the C5+1 Regional Ministerial Conference held on Tuesday, October 24, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
In Luxembourg, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held bilateral talks with his Romanian counterpart Luminica Odobescu. The meeting of the foreign ministers of Turkmenistan and Romania was held on October 23 on the sidelines of the 19th ministerial meeting "Central Asia - European Union".
Participants of the Dialogue of Women Leaders of Central Asia are expected to visit Brussels. The meeting scheduled for next month, November 13-15, is organized jointly by the Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, based in Ashgabat, and the EU Special Representative for Central Asia.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the World Health Organization (WHO) have reached an agreement to hold joint events of various levels on the territory of Turkmenistan until the end of 2023 and the first half of 2024. This is reported by the press service of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Kazakhstan.
The Office of the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan held consultations on multi-year strategic planning in cooperation with the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (ATF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Regional Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Central Asia (OHCHR).
Turkmenistan expressed readiness to host the next European Union-Central Asia ministerial meeting in 2024. This proposal was noted in the joint communique of the 19th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Central Asian countries and the EU, held on October 23 in Luxembourg.
Student of the Engineering and Technological University of Turkmenistan named after Oguzkhan Ogulshirin Tacheva took part in the Youth4Climate: Sparking Solutions 2023 competition, which was held in Rome, Italy, October 17–19.
The national competition for spelling English words within the framework of the Central Asian Spelling Bee Program was held on Saturday, October 21, at the State Library of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan. About 70 students from 20 higher education institutions demonstrated their English language and public speaking skills.
There is a new fashion in China for using buses as wedding transport. Instead of booking expensive cars, many couples prefer to travel by public or rented buses decorated with Chinese symbols and balloons. This not only saves money, but also adds originality and fun to the wedding celebration.
The founding meeting of the Union of Turkic News Agencies and the International Turkic News Channel is scheduled to be held in Istanbul on November 9, 2023.
Deputy Prime Minister Nurmukhammet Amannepesov informed the head of state about preparations for the next Turkmen-German forum on healthcare, which is scheduled to be held online in the first ten days of December.
Wife of the President of Uzbekistan, Ziroat Mirziyoyeva, invited wife of the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan, Ogulgerek Berdimuhamedova, to the International Forum “Children and Youth in Action - Climate Change in Central Asia,” which will be held in Tashkent on November 9. This was reported in the evening news broadcast of the Turkmen State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.
The Akhal-Teke equestrian complex of the President of Turkmenistan will be reconstructed and its infrastructure will be supplemented with new buildings and facilities. The project will be implemented by the Turkish company Gap Inşaat Ýatyrym we Dyş Tijäret A.Ş. to order of the Administration of the President of Turkmenistan.
Specialists of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan are taking part in the II International Scientific and Practical Conference "From the Volga to the Ganges via Transoxiana", which takes place from October 20 to 21 in Dushanbe. This is reported by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Tajikistan.
A round table dedicated to the preparation of foreign students in the higher education system in the direction of "Culture and Art" at the expense of the budget of the Russian Federation was held on October 18 in the State Duma of the Russian Federation. This is reported by the telegram channel "Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS member states".
