President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed at an extraordinary summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) to establish in Tashkent a center for monitoring and analyzing natural disasters within the framework of the OTS. This was reported by the press service of the Uzbek President.
Turkmenistan was represented at the annual meeting of the Economic Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Hojamyrat Geldymyradov. The event traditionally takes place simultaneously with the International Economic Forum. This year, representatives of business and government gathered in Moscow for the 97th time. The forum was held on March 17 at the World Trade Center under the chairmanship of Kyrgyzstan, according to a message posted on the CIS Internet portal.
The early stage of voting in the framework of the elections of deputies to the Turkmen parliament started on March 16, and all 2,644 polling stations, including 42 abroad, are fully ready for the start of the election campaign, the country's CEC reports.
On March 17, an exhibition of representatives of Turkmen business started in Ashgabat on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the formation of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan. It will last from March 17 to March 23 in the building of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the country.
Solemn events dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great poet, classic and thinker of the East Magtymguly Pyragy were held in Uzbekistan on March 14-15. The cultural action, which was attended by delegations of the two countries, unfolded in the Khorezm region, according to the Turkmen Embassy in Uzbekistan, which organized the action.
In order to continue the dialogue on supporting the efforts of the Government of Turkmenistan to fulfill its international obligations under the Paris Climate Agreement, the fifth Coordination Meeting of the Climate Group of Development Partners was held.
The Parliament of Turkmenistan unanimously voted for the adoption of the law "On accession to the International Convention on the Harmonized System of Description and Coding of Goods, adopted in the city of Brussels and amended by the Protocol of Amendment".
The Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Kazakhstan Batyr Rejepov discussed with the Director General of the Center for Green Finance of the Astana International Financial Center Aidar Kazybayev and the President of the Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists Murat Karymsakov the organization of the presentation of the city of Arkadag — the new administrative center of Ahal — at the sites of the Forum of Mayors of cities of the Silk Road countries. This is reported on the diplomatic mission's Instagram page.
A new Airbus A330-200P2F cargo plane has joined the fleet of the Turkmen national air carrier Turkmenistan airlines. This is the first of two vessels that arrived under a contract between Turkmen Airlines and a European manufacturer. Earlier, Turkmenistan mainly purchased cargo planes of the American company Boeing.
The individual enterprise Ak kent was the first in Turkmenistan to establish the production of play complexes for playgrounds, representatives of the company told ORIENT at the anniversary exhibition of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Ashgabat.
The national handball championship among girls has ended in Turkmenistan. The competitions were organized by the State Committee of Turkmenistan for Physical Culture and Sport in cooperation with the UN agencies operating in the country.
The delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the 7th regional meeting of heads of border agencies of the CIS member states, which was held in Almaty. This is reported on the website of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth.
The participating countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) will create a common civil defense mechanism, Anadolu Agency reports. The draft of the relevant agreement between the relevant structures will be prepared for the X summit of the organization in Turkestan.
As part of monitoring the preparation and conduct of parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan, the CIS observer mission held meetings with representatives of the Supreme Court, the Prosecutor General's Office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan. This is reported by the press service of the Commonwealth.
The junior national hockey team of Turkmenistan defeated the Iranian team with a crushing score of 14:1 in the final round of the Asian and Oceania Championship 2023 (U18), which takes place in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia).
