1. At the beginning of 2023, the visit of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov to the Republic of Türkiye is planned. This was stated by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at a press conference following talks with Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov in Ankara.
2. Turkmenistan provided another humanitarian aid to Afghanistan by repairing the House of Health in Garamgol district of Faryab province and donating a batch of medicines and medical equipment. The health house in the Garamgol district of Faryab province was built by the Government of Turkmenistan in 2009 as a humanitarian aid.
3. Tours of artists of the Big Moscow State Circus are expected in Ashgabat. Starting from December 10 to January 10, 2023, the program “Moscow circus on Vernadsky Avenue” will be running at the State Circus of Turkmenistan. World-class artists, bright costumes, trained animals - all this in a circus production for all ages.
4. The 11th ABU TV Song Festival was held in New Delhi. This is a kind of analogue of the Eurovision Song Contest. The cultural event is hosted annually by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). The best artists from 9 member states of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union performed at the gala concert in New Delhi. ABU TV participants demonstrated the culture and art of their country to the whole world. Turkmenistan was represented at the festival by the winner of the Grand Prix of the youth contest “Star of the Year-2017” Ahmet Atajanov. He performed the song World-Live-Peace.
5. An exhibition of Turkmen photographer Vyacheslav Sargsyan has opened in the Solzhenitsyn House of Russian Abroad in Moscow. The exhibition is called “The World through the Eyes of Compatriots”, and more than 30 works of the photographer are presented here, which acquaint visitors with the Turkmen people - open and friendly people, as well as with the original details of the national color, customs and traditions. The exhibition is organized by the House of Russian Abroad and the Creative Union “Photo Art” and will run until January 29, 2023.
6. A gala concert was held at the Mukams Palace of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan within the framework of the international festival “National song and music art in the heritage of the peoples of the world”. Delegations from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia, Turkey and Uzbekistan arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the forum. The concert program included unique samples of the original folk musical and singing traditions of the countries participating in the festival.
7. At the end of last week, one of the cult representatives of modern Hollywood and Asian cinema - Bruce Lee would have turned 82 years old. Lee was born in 1940 in San Francisco to immigrants from Hong Kong. He started acting as a child, started ballroom dancing at the age of 14, and even won the Hong Kong Cha Cha Championship. Then he became seriously interested in martial arts, namely kung fu. In 1961, he opened his own martial arts school in the USA. World fame brought him such tapes as “Fist of Fury”, “Return of the Dragon”, “Game of Death”. The last film was completed without him - in 1973, Bruce Lee died suddenly from cerebral edema caused by taking a headache remedy.
8. On November 28, the Advent fast began for Orthodox Christians around the world, which will last 40 days until Orthodox Christmas - January 7. On Christmas Day, the use of animal products is prohibited, with the exception of fish. The fasting menu also includes simple bread, cereals, fruits and vegetables, mushrooms, nuts, and vegetable oil. Spiritual cleansing is also important these days - prayers, attendance at services, communion and confession.
9. Representative of Turkmenistan Aziza Kurbanova won a bronze medal at the World Kurash Championship. The competitions were held in the Indian city of Pune, wrestlers from 60 countries took part in the championship. The 2nd year student of the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports managed to win a bronze medal in the weight category up to 78 kilograms following the results of the tournament.
10. Five medals were won by Turkmen sportsmen at the international open Muay Thai Antalya Cup 2022 in Türkiye. Turkmen Thai boxers won 1 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medals. Competitions in Türkiye brought together 756 fighters from 32 countries. Turkmenistan was represented by 9 athletes.
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