

Turkmenistan won the first medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou
Judoka Maysa Pardayeva brought the first medal to the Turkmen team's piggy bank at the XIX Asian Games, which started on September 23 in Hangzhou, China.


Judoka Maysa Pardayeva brought the first medal to the Turkmen team's piggy bank at the XIX Asian Games, which started on September 23 in Hangzhou, China.


It is a wonderful tradition — on the eve of the opening in Moscow of the next International Art Festival "Sounds of Dutar" named after Nury Halmamedov to hold a concert of classical music with the participation of laureates of past forums. Before the eyes of numerous fans of the festival, young musicians are maturing, their repertoire is deepening, and their performing skills are growing. The meeting place remains unchanged — the Small Concert Hall of the Zurab Tsereteli Art Gallery, located under the arches of the former house church of the restored 18th-century manor, formerly owned by the Dolgorukov family.


The Azerbaijani city of Shusha has been declared the cultural capital of the Islamic world in 2024. The city's candidacy for obtaining status at the 12th Conference of Ministers of Culture of the Islamic World, held on Monday in the capital of the State of Qatar, Doha, was presented by Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan, Adil Karimli. He proposed Shusha as part of the ISESCO "Cultural Capital of the Islamic World" program. The forum participants unanimously supported the initiative of the Azerbaijani side, according to the website of the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan.


The floating mosque, which will be the first in the history of Islam to depart from the traditional architecture of places of worship, will be built in Dubai, the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities reports.


Ethnic Fashion Week called “Ethnofashion of the Turkic World” will be held on September 26 in the Kazakh city of Turkestan. The fashion show will take place at an international festival as part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the International Organization of Turkic Culture TURKSOY, according to the website of the event organizers.


The international media forum “Independent, permanently neutral Turkmenistan in the international news space”, dedicated to the 32nd anniversary of Independence of Turkmenistan, began work on Monday at the Archabil hotel in the capital.


The Global Forum on Sustainable Transport takes place in Beijing from 25 to 26 September. The event was organized by the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China and a Global center for innovation and knowledge in the field of sustainable transport and includes a plenary session, a ministerial round table, thematic sessions, and an exhibition.


Paris will acquire urban air transport for the 2024 Olympics. During the games, an air taxi service is planned to be launched in the French capital - a futuristic device will serve Parisians and guests of the city, Reuters reports.


In Turkmenistan, in honor of Independence Day, a competition of florists and flower growers was organized, during which participants had to surprise the jury with a beautiful and unique design of flower compositions, as well as conquer their sense of smell, MIR 24 TV channel reports.


President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov will pay a visit to Turkey. This follows from the telegram of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent to the head of Turkmenistan on the occasion of his birthday. The text of the message was published today by the official Turkmen press.


According to data provided by the Turkmenaragatnashyk Agency of the Transport and Communications Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, in the second half of 2023, more than 387 thousand people subscribed online to newspapers and magazines in the country.


President Serdar Berdimuhamedov spoke in favor of developing a concept for the development of the non-state sector of the economy and the service sector, support for import-substituting production, as well as a strategy for promoting the development of the country's export-oriented industry.


Turkmenistan joins international efforts on the climate agenda and supports the UN initiative - the Global Commitment on Methane, taking measures at the national level to reduce methane emissions into the air. This was stated by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov at a meeting of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan on Sunday, September 24.


Neutral Turkmenistan takes an active part in solving the most important international issues, especially in the field of energy security and transport connectivity.


Today, during the meeting of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, a solemn ceremony was held awarding President Serdar Berdimuhamedov the highest degree of distinction – the title of Hero of Turkmenistan with the presentation of the golden sign "Altyn Aý".