The date of elections to the Parliament of Turkmenistan has become known, Huawei will expand telephone networks in Ashgabat, a number of international student Olympiads will be held in Turkmenistan in 2023 and other news

1. In Turkmenistan, the elections of deputies of the Mejlis of the seventh convocation are scheduled for March 26, 2023. The relevant Resolution was adopted by the Legislative Chamber of the Parliament. On the same day, elections of members of the velayat, etrap and city halk maslahaty of the fifth convocation, as well as members of the Gengeshes of the ninth convocation, will be held.

2. The Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan will conclude a contract with the Chinese company Huawei for the purchase of equipment, software and licenses, transportation, installation, commissioning and technical support to expand the fixed telephone network in the velayats and the city of Ashgabat.

3. Preparations are underway in Turkmenistan for international olympiads in higher educational institutions of the country, which will be held in April-May this year. The International University for the Humanities and Development plans to hold the III Open International Mathematical Olympiad among students. The Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management is scheduled to: Open International Internet Olympiad in Macroeconomics and Internet Olympiad in the World Economy.

4. A delegation consisting of representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan headed by Rejep Meredov is in the Republic of Uzbekistan to discuss issues of expanding cooperation in the agricultural sector. During their visit, the Turkmen delegation is studying the details of growing early and fine-fiber varieties of cotton in Uzbekistan for their further cultivation in Turkmenistan.

5. A group of ecologists from the Kopetdag State Nature Reserve visited the Kopetdag reservoir to inspect the state of wintering birds and assess the ecological state of the territories adjacent to the reservoir. Representatives of the Society for the Protection of Nature also joined the group of researchers. The Kopetdag reservoir is of great economic importance - more than 200 thousand hectares of agricultural land are irrigated with its waters. Birds settled here in small groups, the most numerous united approximately 200 individuals.

6. The Prime Ministers of Georgia and Armenia, Irakli Garibashvili and Nikol Pashinyan, signed an agreement on allowing citizens of both states to make mutual trips using a biometric identity card.

7. Since February, the State Duma of the Russian Federation plans to simplify the employment procedure for teenagers from the age of 14. If the new bill is adopted, teenagers will no longer need the consent of the guardianship and guardianship authorities when applying for a job and concluding an employment contract, only permission from one of the parents.

8. The national team of Turkmenistan arrived in Kazan, where it will take part in the first hockey tournament among the teams of Islamic countries and the Republic of Tatarstan. The national hockey team of Turkmenistan will play in the same group with Tatarstan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. The opening match will be held on January 14 at the Sports Palace.

9. The training camp in Ashgabat under the leadership of Kamil Mingazov is held by the women's football teams of Turkmenistan under 17 and under 20 years old. The women's teams of Turkmenistan are holding a training camp in preparation for the Asian Cup qualifiers. About 40 football players from the capital and all velayats were invited to watch.