1. Turkmenistan sent additional humanitarian aid to Türkiye from the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship. A new batch of humanitarian aid will be given to children and their families who suffered from the devastating earthquake.
2. The best etrap of 2022 has been chosen in Turkmenistan. It is Magtymguly of the Balkan velayat. The head of Turkmenistan signed the Decree on awarding this etrap with a cash prize in the amount of 1 million USD. The funds will be allocated from the State Development Fund of the Golden Age of Turkmenistan. The President of Turkmenistan also signed the Decree to announce a similar competition in 2023.
3. The Embassy of Türkiye in Turkmenistan has opened an account to collect aid for victims of two earthquakes with the epicenter in Türkiye’s Kahramanmarash. The disaster affected ten Turkish provinces and claimed the lives of more than 17 thousand people. The Turkish diplomatic mission reported that a foreign currency account was opened with the “Turkmen-Turkish Bank” JSCB.
The President of Turkmenistan made personnel changes in the leadership of the Ministry of Finance and Economy. In connection with the transfer to another job, the head of state dismissed Muhammetgeldi Serdarov from the post of Minister of Finance and Economy, as well as the Governor from Turkmenistan at the World Bank. Serdar Jorayev, who previously held the position of Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy, has been appointed to this post as a new minister.
7. The International Equestrian Academy named after Aba Annayev has been established in Turkmenistan.
The well-known Turkmen horse breeder, Honored Art Worker of Turkmenistan, head of the national equestrian group “Galkynysh” Pygy Bayramdurdyev has been appointed the rector of this Academy.
8. An application for tracking retirement experience was launched in Belarus. Now the employee himself can monitor how the employer transfers contributions to the fund and whether the insurance period is counted. The mobile service stores data for the last 20 years. The menu contains a list of places of work, insurance experience, an electronic certificate.
9. Customs checkpoints of Kyrgyzstan will open in the ports of Abu Dhabi in the UAE and Bandar Abbas in Iran. The instruction to open the Kyrgyz customs in the seaports of the Persian Gulf was given by the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic Akylbek Zhaparov during an expanded meeting. In 5-7 years, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway will start functioning.
10. The International Football Federation has announced the names of three contenders for the prize of the best player in 2022. The shortlist includes PSG and Argentina striker Lionel Messi, his French teammate Kylian Mbappe, and “Real Madrid” and France striker Karim Benzema. The winner of the award will be announced on February 27 at a ceremony in Paris.
11. “Milan” beat “Torino” in the match of the 22nd round of the Italian championship. The meeting at the stadium “San Siro” ended in favor of the hosts with a score of 1:0. The only goal was scored by French striker Olivier Giroud. In the 62nd minute, French defender Theo Hernandez made a serve into the penalty area, and his compatriot struck a header into the right corner. AC “Milan” ended a streak of three defeats and seven matches without a win in all competitions.
