The issues of strengthening economic cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union became key during the talks of Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan Serdar Joraev with the delegation for Central Asia and Mongolia of the European Parliament, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit.
At the third Global Consultation on the Health of Migrants and Refugees in Rabat, Morocco, representatives of the UN member States adopted the Rabat Declaration on Strengthening the Health of Refugees and Migrants. This is reported on the website of the World Health Organization.
At the opening ceremony of the Olympic Esports Week, which takes place in Singapore, the President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach appeared in the form of a hologram. This is reported on the website of the International Olympic Committee.
Turkmenistan is interested in increasing transit cargo transportation from China using the possibilities of international transport and transit corridors. This was stated by Ambassador of Turkmenistan to China Parahat Durdyev during a business meeting on unlocking the transport and logistics potential of Turkmenistan. ORIENT was informed by Embassy of Turkmenistan in China.
The Aýterek application for private and business ads in Turkmenistan has become available for download in **[Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tm.com.ayterek )** and **[App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ayterek/id6444409833 )**. The online service was launched by Turkmen developers from Ajayyp Tilsimatlar.
On June 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Qatar's Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdel Rahman Al Thani in Moscow.
Turkmenistan still ranks first in terms of pipeline gas supplies to China: in January - May, the country exported $4.25 billion worth of natural gas to China (an increase of about 13.5%). This was reported by the Main Customs Administration of the People's Republic of China.
The decree of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov approved the National Action Plan for the Realization of Children's Rights in Turkmenistan for 2023-2028. The new Plan has been prepared on the basis of national priorities set out in the country's Socio-Economic Development Program for 2022-2028, as well as key recommendations and best practices arising from the evaluation of the previous National Action Plan.
The diplomatic Mission of Turkmenistan in Minsk gave a briefing on Thursday on two significant events - the upcoming opening of the new Turkmen city of Arkadag next week and the 300th anniversary of the birth of Magtymguly Pyragy.
In October 2023, the 14th Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Protection of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14) will be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan aim to use this opportunity to intensify cross-border cooperation in the field of nature protection in the border triangle of Ustyurt, representatives of the parties met to exchange experience in Nukus. Employees of the Kaplankyr Nature Reserve participated from Turkmenistan.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between Turkmenistan's Ambassador to Tokyo Atadurdy Bayramov and Deputy Foreign Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Yuumi Yoshikawa.
The city of Arkadag will host the first investment forum in its history called "Arkadag - Smart City", organized by the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan.
The opening ceremony of the Week of Culture-2023 took place in the capital's Palace of Mukam.
The eighth international cultural and educational forum of the CIS member states "Children of the Commonwealth" is taking place in Uzbekistan, the press service of the Commonwealth Executive Committee reports.
The exchange of experience in the field of classification of goods was one of the goals of the online meeting of representatives of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan and the Federal Customs Service of Russia. This is reported by the website of the customs department of Turkmenistan.
