Turkmenistan
1. The first pilgrims from Turkmenistan went to Saudi Arabia to perform the hajj to the holy places of Mecca and Medina. The group took off on a special flight organized in accordance with the Order of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov by the “Turkmenhowayollary” Agency. During the celebration of Gurban Bayram, the Office of the Mufti of Turkmenistan plans to send 2312 Turkmen pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. To this end, “Turkmen Airlines” will operate eight charter flights on the route Ashgabat - Jeddah - Ashgabat and Ashgabat - Medina - Ashgabat in June-July 2023.
2. The Turkmen delegation headed by the Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan Serdar Jorayev is taking part in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Within the framework of the forum, he will meet with the Minister of Economic Development of Russia Maxim Reshetnikov, and will also speak at one of the sessions.
3. With the introduction of an automated system, it became possible to check the presence of fines for violating traffic rules online. To do this, you need to register in the mobile application Çapar from “Turkmenpost”, and enter the individual registration number of the car in a special field in the “GAI fines” section. By selecting the received fine from the menu, you can immediately pay it with a bank card or through a mobile phone account.
4. On June 21, the “Bagtyyarlyk” sports complex in Ashgabat will celebrate International Yoga Day. The event is organized by the Embassy of India in Turkmenistan. Everyone can take part in the campaign aimed at popularizing yoga and a healthy lifestyle. The class will start at 06:30 am and will be conducted by a qualified teacher Maria Baryshnikova. You must arrive at the place of the action 15 minutes before it starts, have a yoga mat with you, and also follow the dress code - white top and black bottom.
World
5. The President of “Channel One”, Konstantin Ernst, announced on the air of the channel the show “Let's Get Married” with Larisa Guzeeva and Roza Syabitova. According to Ernst, the filming of the program will begin on June 19, and due to numerous requests from viewers, the program will return to the screens by the end of the month. According to the plot, the heroes of the program alternately meet with three brides or grooms, and at the end they make a choice: with which of them they would like to continue their relationship.
Sport
6. Aybegshazada Kurrayev from Turkmenistan won a bronze medal at the Asian Youth Championship (U-23) in Greco-Roman wrestling in Bishkek in the weight category up to 130 kg. In the fight for bronze, the Turkmen wrestler defeated Asrorbek Anvardzhonov from Uzbekistan (4:0). The 2023 Asian Championship in Greco-Roman wrestling among youth and cadets will end on June 18. For the second year in a row, competitions are held in two age categories - under 17 and under 23 years old.
7. The Internet portal Transfermarkt has compiled a rating of the most expensive football players at the championship of the Central Asian Football Association CAFA taking place in Tashkent and Bishkek. Thus, the striker of the Iranian national team and “Porto” Mehdi Taremi became the most expensive player of the tournament. The second place was taken by Turkmen of Iranian origin Serdar Azmoun from “Bayer”. The forward of the national team of Uzbekistan Eldor Shomurodov, owned by “Roma”, closed the top three. The most expensive player in the national team of Turkmenistan at the tournament is “Arkadag” forward Arslanmurad Amanov.
8. The Spanish national football team beat Italy 2-1 in the semi-finals of the Nations League. In the final match, the Spanish national team will play with the Croatian team, which beat the Netherlands 4-2 after extra time the day before. The final and match for third place will be held on June 18. The final stage of the League of Nations takes place in the Netherlands.
