A meeting of experts was held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone to discuss innovative technologies and methods of applying energy-efficient practices in the development of the hotel sector. The participants were representatives of the Research and Production Center "Renewable Energy Sources" (NPC RES) The State Energy Institute of Turkmenistan (GEIT), UNDP, electric power companies and employees of the hotel business.
As part of the joint project “Accessible Work for Persons with Disabilities in Turkmenistan: Transforming Social Enterprises for Educational Opportunities and Decent Work”, implemented with the support of UNDP and the Society of the Blind and Deaf of Turkmenistan (OSGT) and financial support from the Fund for Global Development and Cooperation “South- South", the opening ceremony of the cardboard and printing workshop No. 1 of OSGT took place in Ashgabat.
UNICEF, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan conducted a "Seminar on Educational Robotics for School Teachers." This engaging and informative event took place from 23 to 25 October 2023 and equipped 27 specialists and teachers from the national education system with the knowledge and skills necessary to integrate educational robotics into their teaching practices.
The Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Korea, Begench Durdiyev, took part in the Eighth Asia-Pacific Cities Forum (APUF-8), which was held in Suwon, Republic of Korea, from October 23 to 25, 2023. The event was organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and the Suwon City Hall with the support of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea, UN-Habitat and the CityNet Association.
Yamamoto Hiroyuki, the Japanese ambassador to Turkmenistan, has completed his mission in this country, the press service of the Embassy of Japan reports. In honor of this event, the embassy organized a farewell reception, which was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps and other high-ranking guests.
Khojamyrat Geldimyradov, the Deputy Prime Minister who oversees economic, banking and international financial organizations in the Turkmen government, will represent Turkmenistan at a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states. The forum will take place on October 26 in Bishkek, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic reports.
The French Institute in Ashgabat invites you to watch the popular cartoon “Sophie’s Tricks”.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power announced additional investments in Central Asia at the C5+1 Regional Ministerial Conference held on Tuesday, October 24, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
In Luxembourg, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held bilateral talks with his Romanian counterpart Luminica Odobescu. The meeting of the foreign ministers of Turkmenistan and Romania was held on October 23 on the sidelines of the 19th ministerial meeting "Central Asia - European Union".
Participants of the Dialogue of Women Leaders of Central Asia are expected to visit Brussels. The meeting scheduled for next month, November 13-15, is organized jointly by the Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, based in Ashgabat, and the EU Special Representative for Central Asia.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the World Health Organization (WHO) have reached an agreement to hold joint events of various levels on the territory of Turkmenistan until the end of 2023 and the first half of 2024. This is reported by the press service of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Kazakhstan.
The Office of the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan held consultations on multi-year strategic planning in cooperation with the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (ATF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Regional Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Central Asia (OHCHR).
Turkmenistan expressed readiness to host the next European Union-Central Asia ministerial meeting in 2024. This proposal was noted in the joint communique of the 19th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Central Asian countries and the EU, held on October 23 in Luxembourg.
Student of the Engineering and Technological University of Turkmenistan named after Oguzkhan Ogulshirin Tacheva took part in the Youth4Climate: Sparking Solutions 2023 competition, which was held in Rome, Italy, October 17–19.
The national competition for spelling English words within the framework of the Central Asian Spelling Bee Program was held on Saturday, October 21, at the State Library of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan. About 70 students from 20 higher education institutions demonstrated their English language and public speaking skills.
