Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, who visited Ashgabat, took part in the Turkmen-Saudi diplomatic symposium on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Agency "Turkmen Railways" ("Turkmendemiryollary") informs its customers that now online train tickets can be purchased 15 days before the date of the trip.
A new hotel under the Mercure brand will appear in the Uzbek city of Khiva, one of the most important centers of the Great Silk Road. It will be built by the largest international hotel operator Accor, which includes hotels marked "by Mercure" — these are independent facilities that provide a guaranteed and high level of service, Uzbek news agencies write.
The main Christmas tree of Turkmenistan with a height of 43 meters is recognized as the tallest among the Christmas trees of the CIS countries and it was awarded the first place. The champion's top 5 also includes Yerevan -37 meters, Tashkent -35 meters, Baku - 34 meters and Dushanbe - 30 meters, the Turstat portal reports, which compiled a rating among the Christmas trees of the Commonwealth states.
Two potentially habitable planets with the mass of Earth near the Solar system were discovered by an international team of scientists led by researchers from the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC), reports Lenta.ru with reference to the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
The Japanese government intends to attract more foreign workers from Central Asia, in part through a "special skilled worker program" that allows foreign nationals to take on manual labor jobs. Japan news writes about it on Sunday.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has published his latest quarterly report on Afghanistan, in which he highlights the economic, humanitarian and political situation in the country.
China's Guizhou Satellite TV has launched a short video series "Be My Guest". The protagonist of the film is a foreigner who, as a tourist, is invited to visit Guizhou and star in a film in the format of a reality show, talking about his impressions and emotions from being in a new area for him.
The head of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, showed a photo of his four-legged friend, Alabai, originally from Turkmenistan. The corresponding publication appeared in his Telegram channel.
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On the Day of Universal Health Coverage, WHO introduced two new online tools to ensure health for all, the official website of the organization reports. The first is to provide people with reliable information for making everyday decisions to protect their own health and well—being, and the second is to help governments develop and provide the population with optimal health care packages.
Parliamentary diplomacy of Turkmenistan, as an integral part of the work of the authorities to protect national interests, develop international cooperation and the rule of law, promote the economic interests of the country and form a favorable image of the state on the world stage, was marked by special activity in 2022.
Turkish Airlines has been reducing the prices of air tickets from Istanbul to Turkmenistan since January 2023 – tickets will cost $605 round trip and $603 50 cents if you buy a ticket online on the Turkish Airlines website.
Short stories and fragments of works in all languages of the former Soviet Union, except Baltic, were included in the anthology "Modern Literature of the CIS countries". The publication includes works by authors written over the past 30 years. The presentation of the book took place on Friday in Tashkent, Uzbek media reported.
Turkmenistan's book products are presented at the 10th International Book Exhibition "The Book of Dushanbe-2022" opened in Dushanbe, which also involves national and international publishers from Russia, Iran, Turkey, Uzbekistan and other countries, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Tajikistan informed ORIENT.
