On April 18, the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted an election meeting and a business forum of the Committee of Women Entrepreneurs of the Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Turkic Countries, where Turkmenistan was also represented.
Pakistan, one of the four partners in the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, is expected to receive final approval by the end of the second quarter of 2024 to clear the way for the start of construction. This was announced by Inter State Gas Systems, a company operating under the auspices of the petroleum division of the Ministry of Energy of Pakistan and engaged in the implementation of strategic infrastructure projects in the gas industry.
By decree of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, for great services in the development of Turkmen sports and increasing its international authority, successful performance with winning first place at the international hockey tournament held in Ashgabat on April 15-20, and distinguished training work, the title of “Honored Coach of Turkmenistan” was awarded to Meylis Kuliev - coach of the hockey club "Galkan" under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ilyas Veliyev - assistant coach of the same club. This was reported in the news release of the Turkmen State Radio and Television.
In Ankara, the concert “The Great Poet and Thinker of the Turkic World Magtymguly Fragi” was held with the participation of the International Organization of Turkic Culture TURKSOY, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Ankara, the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey.
The captains of the hockey teams participating in the international tournament, held in Ashgabat from April 15 to 20, sent a message to the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
Turkmen diplomats in Pakistan joined the action organized on Saturday, April 20, by the Committee of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Islamabad under the name "ASEAN Bicycle Day".
The Turkmen “Galkan” emerged victorious at the international ice hockey tournament, which was held in Ashgabat with the participation of ten teams from Asia and Europe. The hockey club of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan achieved this success by defeating the Russian team “ADIHIC-Kazan” from the Republic of Tatarstan in the final match today – 4:2.
On April 18, the annual TCM Classic Film Festival kicked off in Los Angeles. The event was opened with the anniversary screening of "Pulp Fiction" — in May, the cult film by Quentin Tarantino will turn 30 years old.
A delegation of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan participated in a meeting of the Technical Working Group on the implementation of the pilot phase of the improved CAREC Transit System (Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation Program).
Construction of Tesla's megafactory in Shanghai, designed to produce powerful Megapack energy storage batteries, is scheduled to begin in May. Mass production is expected to start by the first quarter of 2025.
American startup Cerebras Systems, specializing in the development of AI accelerators, will install equipment in the floating data center Nautilus Data Technologies in Stockton, California, Datacenter Dynamics reports.
By 2030, Boeing intends to enter the Asian markets with its unmanned flying taxis, one of Japan's largest media corporations, Nikkei Asia, reports, citing Boeing CTO Todd Citron.
On Friday, April 19, petrochemical products were sold during trading at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.
The first Cardiology Congress of the Turkic States began its work in Baku, on Saturday, April 20.
On April 20, 2024, at the MFA of Turkmenistan, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the First Deputy Secretary General of the CIS Leonid Anfimov, who arrived on a working visit.
