The deputies of the State Council of Tatarstan adopted a new version of the amendments to the Constitution of the Republic, changing the name of the highest official of the region from the president to the "head - Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan" immediately after their adoption, without taking into account the expiration of the term of office of the current head of Tatarstan.
A working meeting on the organization and holding of the Festival of Friendship of the Peoples of the CIS countries in 2023 on the territory of the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy (VDNKh) in Moscow was held on Wednesday at the CIS Executive Committee. This is reported by the website of the executive committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) invited Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part in the Asian Games, according to the organization's website.
The joint working group on the demarcation of the bottom of the Caspian Sea between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan discussed the preparation of a draft agreement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.
The issues of preventing human trafficking and identifying its victims were discussed during a seminar held by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Ashgabat, the official website of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan reports.
The second episode of the series The Last of Us, which was released on January 23, has already been watched by 5.7 million viewers, which is 22% more views than the first. The streaming service HBO reports on the record high rates of the video game adaptation.
The total number of Internet banking users in Turkmenistan reached 932.7 thousand as of January 1, 2023. This is evidenced by the data published on the website of the Central Bank of the country.
The students of Ashgabat secondary specialized school № 87 with in-depth study of languages won prizes at several international Olympiads that took place in early 2023, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper writes today.
Saudi Arabia is ready to receive 2 million pilgrims for the Hajj this year. This was stated by the Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq bin Fauzan Al-Rabia.
According to experts, the return of Chinese tourists to the international market after the resumption of outbound tourism by the country will contribute to the recovery of this sector of the economy worldwide, the Xinhua news agency writes.
The Azerbaijani ferry of the Ro-Pax "Zarif Aliyev" type made its first voyage to the Turkmenbashi International Seaport.
Chinese New Year according to the lunar calendar, which came on January 22, is widely celebrated not only by the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire, but also around the world. According to CGTN, Canada, Brazil, Great Britain, Italy and other countries also congratulate each other on the Spring holiday these days.
Certain volumes of natural gas needed by Azerbaijan to increase energy exports to the EU may be available from Turkmenistan, former U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza said in an interview with Trend.
The American company Amazon became the most expensive brand in the world last year and overtook Apple and Google, which took second and third places respectively, according to Brand Finance.
In 2023, Uzbekistan will start buying Turkmen oil through the company "Petronas Charigali (Turkmenistan) Sdn Bhd". The corresponding agreement was reached during a meeting of representatives of Uzbekneftegaz JSC with a Petronas delegation on a working visit to the republic.
