The head of the Hungarian government, Viktor Orban, may become the interim president of the European Council if the current head, Charles Michel, leaves his post if he is elected to the European Parliament in the summer.
In January-November 2023, the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan amounted to 738 million 966 thousand US dollars. This figure is quoted by the Azeri-Press Agency (APA), referring to the report of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan.
The International University for Humanities and Development will hold the IV International Olympiad in Mathematics on March 3-8, and the International University of Oil and Gas named after Yagshigeldy Kakaev will organize the II International Olympiad in Informatics on April 15-20, in addition, on April 19, the Higher Oil and Gas School of Turkmenistan will host a scientific and practical conference and an exhibition dedicated to student research.
Preparations for events to mark the proclamation of the city of Anau as the cultural capital of the Turkic world in 2024 were considered at a meeting of the Turkmen government on Saturday, January 6. Deputy Prime Minister Myahrijemal Mammedova reported to President Serdar Berdimuhamedov about the program of planned forums, exhibitions and concerts with the participation of cultural figures of Turkic countries.
A secondary school for 1,200 students and a dormitory for 120 students will be built in the village of Bokurdak in the Ak Bugdai district of the Ahal region.
The United Nations Food Systems Coordination Center, coordinated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has opened the acceptance of applications for participation in the youth leadership program in food systems.
In the coming year, Turkmenistan will host two important international forums in the field of culture, dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Turkmen poet and philosopher Magtymguly, whose work enriched the treasury of world culture. These are a summit in October, which is expected to be attended by heads of government, and an international conference in May, which will bring together culture ministers.
The Chinese government has announced the creation of a new state-owned company called China Fusion Energy Inc, which will focus on creating a fusion reactor, also known as an "artificial sun."
On January 5, 2024, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Türkiye, together with the Ankara University of Social Sciences and the Union of Engineers and Architects of the Turkic World, held an International scientific conference dedicated to declaring 2024 in Turkmenistan the year of “The Fount of wisdom of Magtymguly Fragi.”
In 2024, China will begin to introduce its COMAC C919 passenger aircraft to potential foreign customers. And this is despite the fact that only three such airliners have entered regular routes so far.
Microsoft Corporation is close to regaining the title of the most expensive company in the United States.
The next enterprise that shared its export experience within the framework of the “Export Ecosystem Development Initiative” project of the USAID Trade Program in Central Asia was the Economic Society “Aýly ýaz” represented by the director of the enterprise, Nurmuhammet Baljaev.
On Friday, January 5, during trading on the State Commodity Exchange of Turkmenistan, petrochemical and light industry products of the country were sold.
The State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan and the largest bank in the UAE, First Abu Dhabi Bank/FAB, signed a cooperation agreement. The ceremony took place on Friday, January 5, within the framework of the working visit of Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the UAE at the head of the government delegation of Turkmenistan, it was reported in the news release of the Turkmen State Television.
The most important result of the working visit of Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the United Arab Emirates was a number of documents signed on the second day of the Turkmen leader’s stay in the friendly country. Among them is a Memorandum of Understanding between the State Concern Turkmengaz and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
