Every year, on November 20, World Children's Day is celebrated in many countries. This holiday was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly 69 years ago. The Declaration of the Rights of the Child was adopted on the same day in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted in 1989.
USAID, with the support of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO, as well as in partnership with the Orlan consulting company, held the final event on Saturday as part of the Handmade Exports-2022 start-up incubator program (Export of handicrafts).
“The length of paved roads in the Central Asian region has increased by 24.5 thousand km over the past 20 years. The most significant progress can be noted in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, where the most large-scale road construction has been launched,” says the report of the Eurasian Development Bank “Economy of Central Asia: a new look”.
On Friday, November 18, 8 deals totaling $14.7 million and 2.4 million Turkmen manats were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.
Chairman of the upper house of the Turkmen Parliament Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said that the potential of the Turkmenbashi International Seaport can be used to increase transport links and cargo traffic, which will increase the efficiency of the Baku—Tbilisi—Kars railway line.
The Japanese government plans to hold a meeting of foreign ministers with five Central Asian countries in Tokyo in the second half of December. This was reported by the Kyodo news agency, citing Japanese diplomatic sources, on Sunday.
Applications for participation in the fifth Eurasian Film Festival (Eurasian Creative Guild Film Festival), which will be held on May 25-31 in London in 2023, are open. The festival is held every year and is aimed at promoting Eurasian cinema in the English-speaking world.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov outlined to the government the need for comprehensive development of the industrial sector, increasing the volume of production of particularly popular construction products and maximizing the use of production capacities of specialized enterprises for ongoing large-scale construction projects in the country.
"New knowledge gives a huge number of opportunities to achieve their goals. The main thing is that we have started to act by opening a business space for masters of folk and applied art, and the new experience we have gained is spreading in this environment like a chain reaction," says Tajigul Kurbanova, a participant in the Handmade Exports project organized by Orlan and USAID.
The sands of the Turkmen Karakum can be used to extract energy resources and the subsequent development of green energy within the framework of the project of the United Nations Development Program and the Global Environment Facility.
A photo of the Tyurabek-hanym mausoleum, which is included in the list of Kunyaurgench monuments in Turkmenistan, is presented at the exhibition of a collection of photographs of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Paris, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in France reported.
Turkmenistan Airlines has extended the validity period of tickets for flights that were canceled due to COVID-19 in March 2020, the airline told ORIENT.
Turkmenistan and Turkey are two fraternal countries that stand for peace and justice in the settlement of international conflicts, which has earned the respect of the world community.
Deputy Prime Minister Nurmuhammet Amannepesov reported on the preparations for the international Internet Olympiads dedicated to the International Day of Neutrality, TDH reports following a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.
Chairman of the Turkish parliament Mustafa Shentop confirmed Turkey's readiness for the transit of Turkmen gas to Europe, TDH reports following talks between the head of the upper house of the Turkmen parliament Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and his Turkish counterpart.
