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Hero of Turkmenistan, cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko turns 59, the inscription AŞGABAT will appear in the south of the Turkmen capital, International Yoga Day was celebrated in Ashgabat and other news

11:0022.06.2023
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Turkmenistan

1. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov congratulated Oleg Kononenko, Hero of Turkmenistan, instructor-test cosmonaut, commander of the cosmonaut corps of the “Roscosmos” State Space Corporation on his 59th birthday.

2. The inscription AŞGABAT will appear in the south of the Turkmen capital. The Ministry of Construction and Architecture of Turkmenistan has announced a tender for the installation of the inscription, as well as the improvement of the surrounding area on the south side of the capital. Applications and proposals from interested parties are accepted until August 4, 2023.

3. The Yoga and Traditional Medicine Center of the “Bagtyyarlyk” sports complex in Ashgabat hosted an event on the occasion of the International Day of Yoga, which was attended by the Minister of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan Atageldi Germanov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Turkmenistan Vidhu Pithambaran Nair, as well as about 200 residents and guests of the capital.

4. From June 22 to 27, the Week of Culture-2023 will be held in Turkmenistan. Within its framework, a series of short and full-length feature films shot by Turkmen filmmakers is planned to be shown on Turkmen television. Also, the “Ashgabat” cinema will host a screening of the feature film Istärin, directed by Arslan Eyberdiyev, dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the classic of Turkmen literature, poet and philosopher Magtymguly Fragi.

World

5. Michael Jackson hat will be auctioned off in France Up for auction is Jackson's hat, which he wore at a concert on March 25, 1983. It was at this concert that the singer first demonstrated to the audience his now famous “moonwalk”. The starting price of the hat will be from 60 to 100 thousand euros.

6. This year, the World Forum of Storytellers was organized in Kyrgyzstan. The official opening of the forum was held in Bishkek. The purpose of the World Forum is to create a unified international association of storytellers of epics of the peoples of the world and epic scholars, discuss the role and place of the storyteller in modern society, exchange experience in the preservation and development of this art form.

Sport

7. The Asian Football Confederation has announced the dates for the matches of the preliminary round and the play-off stage of the second most important club tournament in Asia - the AFC Cup-2023/24. The bronze medalist of the championship of Turkmenistan on football “Merv” at the stage of the preliminary round will meet with the silver medalist of the championship of Kyrgyzstan “Alay”. This meeting will be held on August 15 in Turkmenistan. The winner of the match “Merv” – “Alai” will meet on August 22 with the bronze medalist of the championship of Tajikistan “Khujand” at the playoff stage.

8. Saudi “Al-Ittihad” have announced the signing of N’Golo Kante. The winner of the 2018 World Cup as part of the French national team moved to a new team as a free agent. The 32 years old Kante's contract with English “Chelsea” ended at the end of the season. The French midfielder has been with the “Blues” since the summer of 2016. As part of “Chelsea”, Kante won the Champions League, the Club World Cup and the champion of England.

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