The 7th Ethnosport Culture Festival kicked off in Istanbul on May 22. The event, organized by the World Ethnosport Confederation, is taking place on the territory of Ataturk Airport with the participation of representatives from 35 countries. The program covers traditional sports and folk games, craft exhibitions, gastronomic zones and theatrical performances.
A meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between Deputy Foreign Minister Serdar Muhammetdurdyev and a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by head of the Fund's mission to Turkmenistan, Anna Rose Bordon
Within the framework of the joint project "Conservation and Sustainable Management of Land Resources and High Nature Value Ecosystems in the Aral Sea Basin for Multiple Benefits," a high-level round table was held at the UN Building in Ashgabat.
The III International Festival of Student Theatres "Tyrki Dyniyesi" concluded in Almaty, bringing together over 100 young actors, directors, and students from creative higher education institutions across six countries: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Turkiye
The idea for "Dubai toast" comes from a dessert popular in Arab countries that combines sweet pistachio cream and thin, crispy strands of kataifi dough.
The KazanForum 2025, which concluded in the capital of Tatarstan, has reaffirmed its significance as an effective platform for interaction between Russia and the countries of the Islamic world, attracting growing international interest. This year, representatives from 96 countries and 82 Russian regions participated in the Forum's events, with 8,500 guests attending the business program.
Communications specialists, inspired by new ambitious goals, competed in three disciplines
The second meeting of the heads of customs services within the "Central Asia – China" format has concluded in Almaty. The forum was organized by the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan. Heads of customs administrations from Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan participated in the event.
Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan Atageldi Shamuradov met in Ashgabat with Minister of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan Mirbek Mambetaliev, who arrived in the Turkmen capital on a working visit
The regional foresight seminar "Central Asia-2050" will be held in Tashkent on May 27-28. It will discuss possible scenarios for the future of the region, taking into account key issues in the field of water resources, energy, climate change, demography and others
On Thursday, in Beijing, Chairwoman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan Dunyagozel Gulmanova held talks with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC Standing Committee) Zhao Leji
A ceremony of presenting state awards was held in the Catherine Hall of the Kremlin. Vladimir Putin presented the Order of Merit to the Fatherland, 1st degree, to Hero of Russia and Turkmenistan Oleg Kononenko, commander of the Roscosmos cosmonaut squad
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Kingdom of Belgium Sapar Palvanov conveyed to diplomatic adviser to the President of the European Commission Elisabetta Belloni an official invitation from National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed to the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to take part in the International Forum of Peace and Trust. The forum will be held on December 12, 2025 in Ashgabat
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Belarus Nazarguly Shagulyev took part in the 25th International Scientific Conference "Sakharov Readings 2025: Environmental Problems of the 21st Century", which was held on May 22 in Minsk at the A.D. Sakharov International State Environmental Institute of the Belarusian State University
On May 22, Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and heads of UN agencies in the country and the region held an online meeting of the United Nations Country Team. The main topic of the meeting was the definition of Turkmenistan's national priorities for the new UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2026-2030, as well as the search for ways to intensify efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
