On May 17, the election campaign for the upcoming on July 23 elections of members of the Gengesh (local self-government body) of the village of Aba Annaev, Kyarizek district, Arkadag city, begins. This was announced on Tuesday at a meeting of the Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan.
An international forum on the topic "The role of neutral states in strengthening security, stability and dialogue in the OSCE region" was held in Ashgabat on Tuesday. The event was organized by the Mejlis of Turkmenistan and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) within the framework of the "Call to Action - Helsinki +50" initiative.
The aircraft fleet of Turkish Airlines will soon be replenished with 600 new aircraft. The Turkish national carrier signed the largest deal with the American concern Boeing, Eurasia Daily reports.
Newborn lambs have replenished the number of "guests" of the capital's zoo. This spring, 9 lambs of the Turkmen mountain sheep, which is also called the Kopetdag sheep, were born.
On Tuesday, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Chairperson of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Margareta Söderfelt, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the international forum "The Role of Neutral States in Strengthening Security, Stability and Dialogue in the OSCE Region."
Xi'an is waiting for the China-Central Asia summit. There are only a few days left before the start. Xinhua News Agency talks about the upcoming high-level forum with the participation of China and five Central Asian countries.
The project to create a joint Turkmen-Russian university in Ashgabat is at the stage of coordination, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galuzin said during the third Central Asian conference of the Valdai International Discussion Club, which is being held at Tomsk State University (TSU).
The heads of Goetzpartners (Munich, Germany), who are on a business visit to Ashgabat, were received at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on Tuesday. The negotiations with the delegation of one of the leading consulting companies in Europe were held by the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Vepa Hajiyev.
Students from Central Asia studying at the China University of Petroleum (Beijing) wrote a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping. The main author of the message was a student from Turkmenistan, Rahman Bayramdurdyev, to whose name the answer came from the Chinese leader, CGTN reports.
During the meeting, the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Margaret Sederfelt and the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev discussed the state and prospects of cooperation in the field of politics, promotion of parliamentary diplomacy and youth parliamentarism, in the field of energy and environmental security, issues of the humanitarian dimension.
The 5th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Hungarian Commission on Economic Cooperation was held on Tuesday, May 16, via videoconference.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan has announced a tender for the purchase of new medical supplies, reagents and equipment for large metropolitan medical institutions, the official Turkmen press reports.
President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Odile Renaud-Basso will take part in the Second Economic Forum "Central Asia – European Union", which will be held on May 19 in Alma-Ata.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on young people from Central Asia who are studying in China to devote themselves to promoting friendship and strengthening relations between China and the countries of the region, China Daily reports.
Teachers of the Magtymguly Turkmen State University took part in seminars and conferences organized by the Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Belarusian State University, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reports.
