1. Turkmen artists have prepared a big concert for the International Day of Neutrality. The program of the festive concert, which was held on the stage of the Mukams Palace, included well-known folk and popular modern songs from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Central Asia and the CIS.
2. Ashgabat hosted a traditional flower-laying ceremony at the Monument of Neutrality, which was attended by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. Ashgabat residents and guests of the capital, including representatives of numerous foreign delegations, took part in the laying ceremony.
3. Ashgabat hosted the Twelfth Annual Meeting of Deputy Foreign Ministers of the Central Asian countries. The meeting was organized by the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia. The Turkmen side voiced its support for the promotion of such dialogue platforms initiated by UNRCCA as the Academy of Preventive Diplomacy for Youth and the Dialogue of Women of Central Asia.
4. A residential complex of 40 four-story houses with all the necessary infrastructure was commissioned in the center of the Lebap velayat. Each building has 32 apartments. Construction started in November 2020. And in two years, all the objects provided for in the master plan were erected.
5. Christmas trees made from eco-friendly materials or using alternative energy sources are gaining more and more popularity. For example, in Rome, a Christmas tree was installed, the electric garlands of which are powered by solar panels, and in Lebanon, a plastic Christmas tree made from 80 thousand plastic bottles.
6. Scientists from Russia and Austria have created a vaccine against cat allergy that has no analogues in the world. The vaccine has passed preclinical tests and is ready for clinical and toxicological trials, which are scheduled to begin in 2023, after which the drug will be registered.
7. Rejepbay Rejepov from Turkmenistan won a silver medal in the weight category up to 81 kg at the World Weightlifting Championships in Colombia. Rejepov showed a result of 366 kg in two exercises, 164 in the snatch and 202 in the clean and jerk. The honored coach of Turkmenistan Artur Emiryan prepared the athlete for the competition.
8. Ashgabat hosted the final of the Turkmenistan Football Cup. In the main match of the tournament, “Ahal” and “Shagadam” met. The meeting ended with a crushing victory of “Ahal” with a score of 5:0. This is the fourth victory of “Ahal” in the Cup of Turkmenistan. The 34 years old head coach of the team Mergen Orazov led to this success of the current Turkmenistan football championship.
9. In the Futsal Super League of Turkmenistan, the final round matches were held, after which both the champion and all the winners were determined. The first place was taken by the “Denizchi” team from Turkmenbashi. The team of the Turkmenbashi International Sea Port will get the right to play in the Asian tournament - the AFC-2023 Futsal Club Championship. “Kopetdag” became the silver medalist of the championship of Turkmenistan, “Senagatbank” - bronze.
