**Decree of the President of Turkmenistan** About Ussanepesov G.A. In accordance with paragraph 16 of Article 71 of the Constitution of Turkmenistan, I decide: release Ussanepesov Guvanchmyrat Atamyradovich from the post of Chairman of the Supreme Court of Turkmenistan in connection with the transfer to another job.
The International Olympic Committee has launched a competition to design medals for the IV Winter Youth Olympic Games, which will be held from January 19 to February 1, 2024 in Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea.
Uzbekistan was recognized as the best chess country of 2022, UzA reports, referring to the first Deputy Minister of Youth Policy and Sports, chairman of the Chess Federation of the country Alisher Sadullayev.
The acceptance of applications to Central Asia Young Leaders Academy (CAYLA) has begun.
The international forum Travel Bazaar-2023 will be held in Samarkand on February 10-11, the National News Agency of Uzbekistan UzA reports.
The trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan in the period from January to November 2022 increased 2.6 times compared to the same period in 2021. In 2021, it amounted to $30.5 million, and in 2022 – $79.6 million. The information was published by the National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan.
On Thursday, February 2, 2 deals worth over $9 million were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, the correspondent of ORIENT reports.
The Romanian state company Romgaz S. A. and the Azerbaijani oil and gas company Socar have signed a new contract for the supply of natural gas from Azerbaijan to Romania. This was reported by the press service of SOCAR.
The specialized platform oilprice.com reports that BP starts drilling two new exploration wells in the Caspian Sea on the territory of Azerbaijan in search of gas fields at deep horizons.
In the FIDE chess federation ranking published on February 1, the women's national team of Turkmenistan has rapidly risen by 40 positions, namely from 96th to 56th place. This leap was due to the active participation of leading Turkmen chess players in official tournaments, both national and international.
The International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) has announced a competition for young artists in honor of the 30th anniversary of its formation.
The 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and Belarus was celebrated in Minsk The Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Belarus has organized a reception on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The 5th World Nomad Games in 2024 will be held in Kazakhstan, in connection with which President of the country Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the government to start preparing for the international competition. On Thursday, the Kazakh leader met with head of the Association of National Sports of Kazakhstan Islambek Salzhanov and instructed to prepare for the organization of competitions and effectively use the opportunities of small and medium-sized businesses, including in the areas of folk crafts, services and tourism, the press service of the head of state reports.
The decree about Charyev Maksat Esenovich says:
The European Union-Central Asia Economic Forum will be held this year in Almaty, Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said in a joint statement.
