

Afghan Airlines resumed passenger flights from Kabul to China
Regular flights have resumed between Urumqi, the administrative center of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China, and Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.


Regular flights have resumed between Urumqi, the administrative center of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China, and Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.


The head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Roza Otunbayeva, is on a working visit to Ashgabat to participate in the meeting of special representatives on Afghanistan in the format "Central Asia – European Union".


Ashgabat has become a meeting place for special representatives of Central Asian countries and the European Union on Afghanistan, in which representatives of the EU, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan arrived in the Turkmen capital.


China welcomes the arrival of more high-quality goods from Central Asia to its market amid efforts to intensify trade and economic cooperation, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China said on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reports.


The celebration of athletes of Turkmenistan, who became prize-winners of international competitions in the period from April to May, took place on Thursday in Ashgabat. The ceremony, which coincided with the City Day, took place in the Olympic Town of the capital and was organized on behalf of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who sent his congratulations to the athletes.


The draw for the qualifying round of the 2024 Asian Youth Cup was held in Kuala Lumpur. The Olympic team of Turkmenistan (U-23) got into Group K, where Indonesia and Taiwan will become its rivals, the official website of the country's Football Federation reports.


Turkmen wrestlers of freestyle and Greco-Roman styles will take part in the international youth tournament Dumitru Pirvulescu & Vasile Iorga-2023, which will be held from May 25 to May 30 in Bucharest (Romania).


The first open Cup of the Turkmenistan Curling Federation among mixed pairs born in 2008 and younger took place in Ashgabat at the ice arena of the Palace of Winter Sports.


A meeting of the working group on updating the Concept of cooperation of the member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States in the field of public health was held on May 25 at the CIS headquarters. Representatives of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth participated in its work. This is reported on the website of the CIS Executive Committee.


The 90th Annual General Session of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) is taking place in Paris these days. The forum is attended by representatives of 182 member countries, as well as experts from international organizations. At the session Turkmenistan represents the leadership of the State Veterinary Service of the country.


Turkmenistan is represented at the annual summit of the International Transport Forum (ITF), which takes place in Leipzig, Germany, from May 24 to 26.


More than 100 startups from 32 countries, including Turkmenistan, are presented at the Startup Bazaar exhibition, which is held as part of the XI technology conference Startup Village "Innovation Time 2023". The forum started on Wednesday at the Russian innovation center Skolkovo, the Russian press reports.


The concert "Day of Childhood", prepared by students and teachers of the Turkmen National Conservatory named after Maya Kuliyeva, will be held in Ashgabat on May 31. The evening is dedicated to International Children's Day, which is celebrated annually around the world on June 1.


The Embassy of Turkmenistan in Belgium organizes the celebration of the World Bicycle Day in Brussels in the format of a mass bike ride. “This annual event is an excellent opportunity to promote a healthy lifestyle, environmental consciousness, the spirit of internationalism and friendship,” the embassy noted.


A conference was held at the Polytechnic Secondary Vocational School of the "Turkmenaragatnashyk" Agency of the Transport and Communications Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan on the occasion of the announcement of November 26 as the "World Day of Sustainable Transport".