Students of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan won the first, second places and the Grand Prix of the intellectual competition in the Russian language - "Russian is the language of interethnic communication and diplomacy", according to the IMO website.

The event was dedicated to the Day of Diplomatic Workers of Turkmenistan. The selection for the competition started in November 2021, students from universities of Turkmenistan and the CIS member countries studying in the specialty "International Relations" could take part in it.

According to the terms of reference, the contestants had to write an essay on the topic "Preventive Diplomacy" in Russian and prepare a video about the sights of their country.

Based on the results of the intellectual competition, the jury members chose the best works and determined the winners of the competition.

The third place went to a student of the Baranovichi State University of Belarus, Ermek Kubanov.

The second and first places, as well as the Grand Prix, were won by students of the IIR of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan - Anvar Esedov, Jemal Rematullayeva and Serdar Rahimov, respectively.