During the regular meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on December 5, Turkmenistan was unanimously elected to the Commission on Population and Development for the period 2024-2028. This is reported by the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations on its page.
Turkmen chess players completed their performance at the Western Asian Chess Championship among boys and girls under 20 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and won 3 medals in the overall standings.
The Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan held negotiations with Turkmenistan and Iran to ensure free transit when domestic carriers use the Southern Route to deliver goods to Europe, Vice Minister of Transport of Kazakhstan Satzhan Ablaliyev said at a meeting of the Kazakh government.
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received on Wednesday, December 6, Vice-President of Turkey Cevdet Yilmaz, who arrived in Ashgabat on an official visit at the head of his country’s delegation.
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said during the Turkmen-Turkish Business Forum held in Ashgabat that the volume of trade between our two countries exceeded $2 billion in 2022, reached $2.5 billion in 11 months of this year and is expected to reach about $3 billion by the end of the year. At the same time, the parties set the task to increase the volume of mutual trade to 5 billion.
An exhibition of export goods of the Republic of Turkey, organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan jointly with the Turkish company Meridýen Uluslararası Fuarcılık, opened in Ashgabat.
The English Premier League has sold the rights to broadcast matches for a UK record €7.8 billion, reports the Daily Mail.
JSC "Ashgabat City Telephone Network" regularly builds networks based on GPON (Gigabit passive optical network) technology, delivering optical cable to the apartments of Ashgabat residents and corporate offices.
The Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the State of Qatar, Myratgeldi Seyitmammedov, published an article in honor of the 28th anniversary of Turkmenistan's neutrality in one of the leading Arab newspapers Al Sharq.
On Tuesday, December 5, during the auction at the State Commodity Exchange of Turkmenistan, light industry products of the country and handmade Turkmen carpets were sold.
The United Nations has declared 2024 the International Year of Camels, the AZERTAC news agency reports, citing the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The V World Media Summit, which opened on December 3 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province in southern China, completed the first part of its events, which were attended by representatives of 197 media outlets from more than 100 countries. The delegates held discussions on a wide range of topics, including the role of the media in global processes, advanced technologies in the media industry and mechanisms to strengthen media cooperation. At the summit, a joint statement was adopted by the participants on the fight against disinformation and cooperation in the field of new technologies.
On Tuesday, December 5, the Turkmen-American business forum was held in the format of a round table at the Yildiz Hotel in the capital.
As you know, on December 5 the whole world celebrates International Volunteer Day. On the occasion of the holiday, ORIENT talked with activists who make a personal contribution to the development of the volunteer movement. In this article, you will meet people who, without exaggeration, can be called outstanding. What motivated them to become volunteers and why do they promote this ideology? You will find out the answers to these questions in this article.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Eric Stewart, Executive Director of the Turkmenistan-USA Business Council, on Tuesday, December 5, discussing with him the state and prospects of bilateral trade and economic cooperation.
