Turkmenistan

1. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov will take part in the summit of the heads of states of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) and the countries of Central Asia, which will be held today in Jeddah. Topical issues of interstate cooperation were put on the agenda of the summit.

2. Preparations for the military parade on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the independence of Turkmenistan, which will be celebrated on September 27, 2023, are going according to plan. Secretary of the State Security Council, Minister of Defense Begench Gundogdyev reported this to President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the country.

3. In Turkmenistan, the Council of Elders has been established under the highest representative body of people's power. The relevant Resolution was adopted at a meeting of the Presidium of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan. The document approved the Regulations on the Council of Elders of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan and its composition.

4. The Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan has begun accepting documents from applicants wishing to enroll in a master's program in four areas of training: political science and regional studies, jurisprudence, economics and management, mass media and information and library science. Documents will be accepted from July 17 to 30, 2023 in Ashgabat and velayat centers. Entrance exams and enrollment will be held on August 8-9, 2023 at the institute. Training will be carried out on a paid basis in the Turkmen language.

5. In January-June of this year, 90 housing infrastructure facilities were commissioned in Ashgabat, designed for 707 families, including nine-, four- and two-story houses in different parts of the city. The city administration also carried out work on landscaping, landscaping and maintaining cleanliness and order in the capital, ensured the smooth functioning of social infrastructure.

6. The private insurance company Resmi Kepil offers the citizens of Turkmenistan a wide range of insurance services, carrying out its activities in the insurance of property and personal interests, liability, as well as reinsurance. The screen of an expensive smartphone was broken, a package from abroad was damaged on the way, an office or home property burned down in a fire or flooded, accidentally injured while traveling abroad or within the country, a car unexpectedly got into an accident, all these unforeseen situations can be insured by the company Resmi Kepil.

World

7. July 19 marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of the world famous poet and playwright Vladimir Mayakovsky. Various events are held in Moscow to commemorate this significant date from July 15 to 23. In total, more than 50 events are planned, to which actors from Moscow theaters, museum staff, and poets are actively involved.

8. Terminal T2 at “Domodedovo” Airport began to receive all international flights. Passengers flying abroad need to go to the zero entrance group and marks A5-A7, B5-B7. Those who meet by car are assigned the lower level of the overpass: marks F1-F4, G1-G4 and H1-H4. The new segment of the T2 terminal opened on July 11 and increased the area of the airport to almost 500 thousand square meters. The first flights in the new terminal were accepted on the same day.

Sport

9. The first matches of the semi-final stage of the Cup of Turkmenistan on football will be held on September 28. On this day, “Merv” will host “Ahal”, and “Altyn asyr” will play with “Arkadag”. According to the official website of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan, the return semi-finals of the Cup of Turkmenistan will be played on October 20, 2023. The place and date of the final match will be announced later, according to the FFT press service.

10. Defender Bahtiyar Gurgenov, known to Turkmen football fans for his performances for Ashgabat's “Kopetdag” and “Altyn asyr”, joined the squad of “Kyzylkum” from Navoi, playing in the Super League of Uzbekistan. According to championat.asia, in the off-season, “Kyzylkum” attracted several new players to its team, one of them was 25 years old defender Bahtiyar Gurgenov.

11. “Ahal” resumed the training process after a short break. Among the players who joined the club are goalkeeper Rahat Japarov, champion of Kyrgyzstan-2022 and bronze medalist of Tajikistan-2021. In addition to Japarov, seven more newcomers joined “Ahal” - they will help the team in the fight for the champion title and performance in the group stage of the AFC Champions League of the 2023/2024 season.