The possibilities for further cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Development Bank in areas such as healthcare, energy, and transportation were discussed during the meeting between President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and IDB President Muhammad Al-Jasser on Thursday, 19 September.
Turkmen experts joined their counterparts from the region for the 14th Central Asia Leadership Programme for Sustainable Development (CALP), an initiative aimed at addressing pressing environmental challenges, particularly related to climate change and water management.
Thanks to the victories of International Master Saparmyrat Atabayev and Grandmaster Meylis Annaberdiyev on the 1st and 2nd boards respectively, as well as a draw by Allayar Shirliev on the 4th board, the Turkmen national team defeated Iceland (seed number - 46; average rating - 2483) with the score 2.5 to 1.5 in the 8th round of the ongoing World Chess Olympiad in Budapest (Hungary).
By 2035, China plans to create a 3D map of the country, China Daily reports, citing Liu Guohong, Vice Minister of Natural Resources and Deputy Inspector General for National Natural Resources of the country.
The acceptance of applications for the Ozdemir Bayraktar Technological Scholarship Program of Turkey has started.
As part of the official visit of the delegation from the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan to the People's Republic of China a meeting took place between the Deputy Minister of Education of Turkmenistan and Mr. Sung Gang, Director of the "ICT Talent Partnership Development" Department of Huawei. During the meeting, they discussed prospects for cooperation in the field of digital transformation of Turkmenistan's education system and the development of ICT personnel to ensure the innovative growth of the country's economy.
Minister of Culture of Russia Olga Lyubimova invited the CIS countries to participate in the Open Eurasian Film Award, the first ceremony of which will take place in October 2025.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Mejlis of Turkmenistan hosted a roundtable to advance reforms in local self-governance. This effort is part of the ongoing commitment to improve governance and public service delivery in Turkmenistan.
On the seventh day of the 45th World Chess Olympiad, both the men's and women's national teams of Turkmenistan won important victories.
The event, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev, was attended by Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of Kazakhstan Nurzhan Nurzhigitov, Chairman of the Executive Committee of IFAS Askhat Orazbay, Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan Sulaimon Ziyozoda, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Tangrykuli Atakhalliyev, Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan Shukhrat Ganiev, Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan Dastan Dyushekeyev, Primeminister.kz reports.
On Wednesday, 18 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the ambassadors of China, the United States, the Russian Federation and Mongolia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan to discuss key aspects of bilateral cooperation with these countries.
On Wednesday, September 18, the Turkmen delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Myahri Byashimova, taking part in the 68th session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, met with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Bulgaria, with residence in Moscow, Esen Aydogdyev presented his credentials to President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Georgiev Radev on Wednesday, September 18.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergey Lavrov, discussed with representatives of embassies of the Caspian littoral states the deepening of cooperation in the format of the Caspian “Five”, which includes Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. This is stated in a message on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
On 18 September 2024, the ceremony of donating special Taekwondo devices to the National Taekwondo Center of Turkmenistan from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Turkmenistan took place at the indoor Athletics Complex of Olympic Village in Ashgabat
