Turkmenistan
1. Eight documents on cooperation in various fields were signed following the results of the Turkmen-Hungarian negotiations held in Ashgabat. During the meeting in a narrow format and in an expanded format with the participation of government delegations, Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Viktor Orban discussed the development of Turkmen-Hungarian cooperation in areas of mutual interest. The parties will pay special attention to such promising areas as energy, transport, pharmaceuticals, the textile industry, investment activities, agriculture and water management.
2. In Turkmenistan, during archaeological excavations at the Bronze Age site Gonur-Depe, new finds were made by the Russian-Turkmen Margiana archaeological expedition. As a result of the excavations, the understanding of the burial traditions of the ancient inhabitants of Margiana was significantly expanded. Also, for the first time, samples of copper ore were discovered, while earlier only items made of bronze alloys of various compositions were very common.
3. Starting from August 19, “Belavia” will increase the number of flights to Turkmenbashi from one to two a week. Flights from Minsk will be operated on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Flights are carried out on Brazilian Embraer E195 aircraft. The plane is designed to carry 125 people. The flight lasts just over four hours.
4. The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Turkmenistan announced a qualifying quiz, which will be held on June 15 in the assembly hall of the Dovletmammet Azadi Turkmen National Institute of World Languages. The questions of the quiz will be devoted to Korea. The winner of the quiz will have the opportunity to participate in the final round, which will be held in Korea in September this year.
5. The creative festival Talyp joşguny, held annually among students of higher educational institutions, ended with a big festive concert. This year, representatives of 24 universities of Turkmenistan took part in the festival. The festival was held in several stages. Participants had to prepare literary and musical compositions, artistic reading of poems, performance of excerpts from folklore works, as well as dance numbers.
6. Tickets for passenger buses from Ashgabat to Avaza went on sale online at auh.com.tm. The cost of a one-way ticket is 100 manats. Tickets can also be purchased at the box office of the Ashgabat International Bus Station. Earlier it was reported that the buses will run on the new route every day from June 11. From the international bus station to NTZ “Avaza” the bus will depart at 06:00, and in the opposite direction - at 13:00.
World
7. In Dushanbe, with the participation of the President of Tajikistan and the Emir of Qatar, who is in the republic on a state visit, the largest mosque in Central Asia was opened. The mosque can simultaneously accommodate 133 000 worshipers, of which 43 000 worshipers will be inside the mosque, and the rest around it.
8. The leaders of three large mountain resorts - Uzbekistan's “Amirsoy”, Russia's “Rosa Khutor” and Kazakhstan's “Shymbulak” - created the Eurasian Alliance of Mountain Resorts. The signing of the memorandum took place at the exhibition “Eurasia is our home”, timed to coincide with the regular meeting of the heads of government of the CIS countries. The alliance will permit promoting domestic tourism in the Eurasian space, jointly developing mountain tourism, exchanging best practices and strengthening the brands of mountain resorts.
Sport
9. Turkmen tennis players will compete in the Asian team championship under 12, which will be held in September this year in Astana. The youth team of Turkmenistan achieved this right for the first time, taking second place at the championship of Central Asia that ended in Ashgabat. For five days on the courts of the Olympic village, medals and two tickets to the continental championship were contested by boys and girls no older than 12 years old from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
10. The final of the Champions League football will be held tonight, in which “Manchester City” will play “Inter” at the Atatürk Olympic stadium in Istanbul. In a pair of finalists, “Man City” looks like the undisputed favorite. This season, the team led by Josep Guardiola won the English Premier League championship and the FA Cup. The only thing missing from the club's collection is the Champions League trophy. Despite the fact that “Inter” is a clear outsider of the final, they have something to offer their opponent. The Champions League final will be shown live on the “Match TV” channel. The broadcast of the meeting will begin at 23:55 Ashgabat time.
