Turkmenistan

1. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov appointed Myratgeldi Balliyevich Seyitmammedov Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the State of Qatar. The decree on the opening of the diplomatic mission of Turkmenistan in Doha was signed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov in December 2022 “in order to further develop bilateral relations”. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on November 22, 1996.

2. The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) conducted practical training for representatives of the Turkmen television. Representatives of the Turkmen television visited the main department of “TRT” in Ankara, where they were trained. Experienced employees of “TRT” told their colleagues from Turkmenistan about the new methods of filming, the stages of creating news and animation. The training lasted 5 days after which the Turkmen participants received certificates.

3. The first elections of members of the Gengesh were held in the village of Aba Annayev. In the elections for 5 seats in the local government, 10 candidates from the Democratic Party, the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and the Agrarian Party claimed. Almost half of the candidates were women. According to the Central Commission for holding elections and referendums, by the time the polling station was closed, by 19:00, 92,37 percent of the electorate took part in the elections of members of the Gengesh of the village of Aba Annayev, Kyarizek etrap, Arkadag city. During the day, the CEC website broadcast live from the polling station.

4. Turkmenistan is preparing to introduce personal pensions for outstanding services to the country. Deputy Prime Minister for Economics Hojamyrat Geldimyradov spoke about the work done in this area. He especially noted the drafts of two documents: “The procedure for assigning personal pensions for special services to Turkmenistan” and “On the composition of the commission for assigning personal pensions for special services to Turkmenistan”. These documents are developed in accordance with the code on social protection of the population.

5. In the course of familiarization with the city of Arkadag, the delegation of the Republic of Korea, which is on an official visit to Turkmenistan, headed by the Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Jin Pyo, visited the Georogly State Equestrian Circus. Here, the Korean guests became spectators of demonstration performances by the “Galkynysh” Group of National Equestrian Games.

6. Turkmenistan will take part in the X Foodex Saudi International Trade Exhibition, which will be held in Riyadh in September this year. Deputy Prime Minister Batyr Atdayev reported on the ongoing work in this direction at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Friday.

World

7. China launched the world's largest wind turbine called MingYang Smart Energy. The wind generator was installed in the Taiwan Strait, where the number of windy days is more than two hundred, and the strength of the winds is close to the storm. The design can withstand wind gusts up to 287 kilometers per hour. The unit's capacity of 16 MW will provide electricity to 36 thousand homes.

8. A Singapore court has fined a man 3600 USD for repeatedly feeding pigeons. The fact is that feeding pigeons in Singapore is a crime. The 67 years old offender was first identified in August 2022. Then he was caught red-handed 16 times.

Sport

9. The national team of Turkmenistan defeated the Iranian team in its first match at the CAFA Futsal Cup-2023. The match was held in Dushanbe and ended with the score 2:1 in favor of the Turkmen futsal players. The goalkeeper of the Turkmenistan national team Pirguly Gylychmuradov was recognized as the best player of the match. The victory gave three points to the team of Yakub Ovezov, who took the lead in the tournament. In the second round of CAFA Futsal Cup-2023, the Turkmen team will face Tajikistan on July 24. The match will start at 20:00 Ashgabat time.

10. From July 24 to 29, Kuala Lumpur will host matches of the II group of the Asia and Oceania zone of the Billie Jean King Cup - the largest team tournament in women's tennis. The national team of Turkmenistan will take part in it, which got into group “B” together with New Zealand, the team of the Pacific region, Pakistan, Singapore and Sri Lanka. The Billie Jean King Cup was founded in 1963 as the Federation Cup and renamed in 2020 in honor of the legendary American tennis player Billie Jean King.