A chess player from Turkmenistan, international master Saparmurat Atabayev, won the first Neyshekar international tournament by a margin, which was held from October 5 to 11 in the city of Ahvaz, Iran.
The fourth regional forum of the Organization of World Heritage Cities of the Asia-Pacific region was held from October 10 to 13 in the South Korean city of Gyeongju. The event was attended by a delegation of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan.
This decision was announced at the eighth meeting of the Ministers of Tourism of the Organization of Turkic States, held in Turkestan (Kazakhstan). The official announcement of this decision is planned at the next summit of the heads of the OTG countries, which will be held on November 3 in the same city.
In January-August 2023, the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan increased almost 3 times compared to the corresponding period last year and reached 645 million US dollars. This was stated by the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Azerbaijan Sahil Babayev, speaking at the gala evening in honor of the 32nd anniversary of Turkmenistan's independence in Baku, at the Gulustan Palace.
Russian President Vladimir Putin presented his colleagues with literary collections of works of the CIS countries at the summit of CIS leaders in Bishkek, the Kremlin reports.
The Uzbek city of Samarkand, which received the status of the cultural capital of the Commonwealth in 2024, will host the Week of Culture, Art and Cinema of the CIS countries. The cultural event is scheduled for next year, Mir 24 reports.
The regular meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State, which was chaired by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov, has ended in Bishkek.
The city of Arkadag is waiting for the main film event that will be held this fall in the country. Tomorrow, October 14, the opening of the I International Film Festival "Dawn of Arkadag" will take place here. Hundreds of actors, directors, producers, film and theater stars, as well as cinematography figures from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Turkey and France will participate.
Recent international events clearly demonstrate that maintaining peace, strengthening security and stability will be the main priorities of world politics, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov said at the summit of CIS heads of state in Bishkek.
Days of Culture of Turkmenistan will be held in Azerbaijan in April 2024, and two cities – Baku and Ganja – will become creative platforms. An agreement on this was reached during a meeting in the Azerbaijani capital of the ministers of culture of the two countries, Atageldy Shamuradov and Adil Karimli.
The heads of state of the CIS signed an agreement on the creation of an International Organization for the Support and Promotion of the Russian Language during a meeting on October 13 in Bishkek.
Edouard Montout, a French theater and film actor, known to audiences for his role as Inspector Alain in the film “Taxi,” arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the I International Film Festival “Dawn of Arkadag” (“Arkadagyň säheri”).
The next meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS will be held on October 8, 2024 in Moscow. This was announced by CIS Secretary General Sergei Lebedev at an expanded format meeting at the Ala-Archa state residence in Bishkek.
Turkmen mixed martial arts wrestler Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov improved his position in the updated Bellator light heavyweight rankings.
British Ambassador to Turkmenistan Stephen Conlon paid a visit to the Mary region, during which he met with mayor of the region, Begenchmurad Orazov.
