Ashgabat Prosecutor dismissed for improper performance of duties
By his decree, the President of Turkmenistan dismissed the Adviser to Justice Ovezmammet Shihmamedov from the post of prosecutor of the city of Ashgabat.
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Russian banks have started a test issue of a tourist payment card for foreigners
Russian banks have started issuing payment cards for foreign tourists in a test mode. This was announced by Nikita Kondratiev, Director of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, writes TASS.
Turkmenistan and Sri Lanka have identified potential areas for expanding ties
On Friday, February 2, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Shalar Geldynazarov, met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Tharaka Balasuriya.
The first payments under the National Fund for Children program have begun to arrive in Kazakhstan
Children participating in the program received $100.52 in special accounts for 2023, Tengrinews.kz reports.
The President of Turkmenistan sent congratulations to the new King of Malaysia
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.
Foreign aircraft make commercial and technical landings at international airports in Turkmenistan
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 will abolish the rule of 100 ml in hand luggage
Airports in some European countries are beginning to lift restrictions on carrying liquids of no more than 100 ml in hand luggage, Euronews reports.
NRCST presented plans for further work
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.
The elders reviewed the key areas of their social activities
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.
Reason to go to Malaysia: discounts on Turkmen Airlines flights to Kuala Lumpur
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.
Meeting of the Ambassador of Turkmenistan in Georgia with the President of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia
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.
The Ambassador of Turkmenistan in Georgia met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
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.
Rashid Meredov met with the Special representative of the Japanese Foreign Ministry
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.
USAID YDA’s TechYouth Bootcamp program trained young IT professionals in Mary
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.
PETRONAS and Turkmengaz to build water supply for seaside villages
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.
