Iran and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement to resume diplomatic relations, with plans to reopen embassies within two months, according to a statement released by the Iranian government.
The tradition of astronauts to watch the "White Sun of the Desert" before the flight seems to be known to everyone. The cult film with Turkmen landscapes has even become a practical guide for camerawork, which is also taught to cosmonauts. However, not for filming films on the ISS (although this happens), but for recording videos on various projects. Another preflight tradition will soon be laid by a native of Turkmenabat – Hero of Turkmenistan and Russia, head of the cosmonaut squad Oleg Kononenko. This time, he and his colleagues from the upcoming new operation will watch not only movies, but also go to the theater.
Within the framework of the international conference "Partnership in the field of food security in the context of climate change", a meeting of representatives of major governments of Central Asia was held at the Yyldyz Hotel.
On March 9, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev met with the Deputy Secretary General of the CIS Ilkhom Nematov, who arrived in the Turkmen capital at the head of the working group to open the Headquarters of the CIS Observer Mission to monitor the election campaign for the upcoming elections of deputies of the Mejlis of the seventh convocation.
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have agreed to increase the trade turnover of the republics to two billion US dollars by the end of 2023, the press service of the Kyrgyz government told RIA Novosti.
On May 9-12, 2023, the Turkish capital Antalya will host a global conference on sustainable tourism - Global sustainable tourism conference-2023.
Turkmen entrepreneurs are invited to take part in the 133rd China Import and Export Fair, which will open on April 15 in the city of Guangzhou. It is also known as the Canton Fair. The event will last until May 5 and will be held in three stages.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev approved a memorandum of commitment for Iran to obtain the status of a member state in the SCO, which was adopted on January 25, 2023. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a document published on the website of the national legislation base.
Since the beginning of this week, 29 deals totaling $28.4 million and 32.6 million Turkmen manats have been made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.
Turkmenistan Airlines will start passenger flights from Ashgabat to London, Beijing, Delhi, and Almaty from March 26, according to the updated schedule on the website of the national air carrier.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, with the financial support of the European Union, organized an eight-day training in Turkmenistan dedicated to launching and scaling sales on the Internet using digital marketing tools. The opening of the training took place at the Archabil Hotel.
A seminar on the prevention of illegal trafficking of ozone-depleting substances was held at the Training Center under the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan, the agency's website reports.
A number of major international events are planned in China this year, China Daily reports. One of the main ones among them will be the third Forum on International Cooperation "One Belt, One Road" within the framework of the initiative of the same name. This year the project turns 10 years old.
The CIS observer mission has started monitoring the preparation and conduct of the elections of deputies of the Parliament (Mejlis) of the seventh convocation in Turkmenistan. This is reported by the press service of the Commonwealth.
The preparation of the upcoming state visit of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to Dushanbe, which is scheduled for the first half of April, was discussed by the MFAs of Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.
