The President of Turkmenistan held a meeting on the development of the agricultural sector, a meeting with the new Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the use of AI in the public sector will be discussed in Ashgabat and other news

Turkmenistan

1.President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a working meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Atahalliyev and hyakims of the velayats on issues of agricultural development and the implementation of the National Rural Program.

2. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Turkmenistan Stanislav Chepurny, who presented copies of his credentials.

3. A four-day seminar dedicated to digital culture and transformation of public administration has started at the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan. The event is held as part of a joint project with UNDP with the participation of an international expert on digitalization, professor of the Faculty of Artificial Intelligence at RUDN University Viktor Dostov.

4. The Russian Embassy in Turkmenistan congratulated the country's Orthodox Christians on the bright holiday of the Nativity of Christ. Divine services on the occasion of one of the main Christian holidays were held simultaneously in all 12 Orthodox parishes of Turkmenistan.

5. On January 6, Turkmenistan and China celebrated the 33rd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. On this occasion, the Chinese Embassy expressed confidence in further strengthening bilateral cooperation.

6. The Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan has changed the procedure for recognizing foreign diplomas. Graduates of legal specialties of foreign universities are now required to undergo three months of paid training. The curriculum will be developed by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Justice. A special State Examination Commission will be created for lawyers' exams.

World

7. Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas has become the new holder of the title of the oldest person on the planet. She received this status after the death of the previous record holder, Japanese Tomiko Itooka, who passed away at the end of December 2024 at the age of 116. As of January 7, 2025, Lucas's age is 116 years, six months and 30 days. She is not only the oldest woman in the world, but also the only living person born in 1908.

Sport

8.Former goalkeeper of the Turkmenistan national team and current assistant of Valeri Karpin in the Russian national team and “Rostov” Vitaly Kafanov shared his memories of his playing career in an interview with “Match TV”. According to him, he started playing football quite late - at the age of 15, and made his debut in official matches only at the age of 23. It is noteworthy that Kafanov managed to play for the national teams of two countries. At the age of 32, he debuted for the Kazakhstan national team, and later played for the national team of Turkmenistan, where he played several matches, including friendly matches with Iran and official games against Lebanon in the qualifying round of the Asian Championship.

9. “Milan” footballers won the Italian Super Cup, winning the trophy match with a comeback 3:2 over “Inter”. The derby took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The “Rossoneri” managed to come back from a two-goal deficit and brought the first trophy to new head coach Sergio Conceicao.