Turkmenistan

1. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov awarded Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Kim Jin Pyo with the Order of Turkmenistan Bitaraplyk. By the decree of the head of state, the Chairman of the Korean Parliament was awarded this high award for his merits in the development of political, diplomatic, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian contacts between the two countries.

2. The order of the Minister of Education of Turkmenistan came into force, approving the new procedure for issuing certificates to those studying educational programs that do not provide for final exams. According to the new procedure, certificates are issued by organizations that have a license to carry out educational activities and train personnel for the successful development of an educational program. Certificates are issued in paper and electronic form in the state language of Turkmenistan or in the state and foreign languages. Documents are signed by the head of the organization and certified by his seal.

3. The UNESCO Schools Association has expanded its network in Turkmenistan to include six secondary schools. One of them is the 30th secondary school in Turkmenabat. This cooperation is implemented with the support of the United Nations Children's Fund and the Organization for Education, Science and Culture.

4. The State Library of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan hosted a conference on the role of electronic libraries in the development of the younger generation. It was noted at the conference that the country's libraries pay great attention to young people, and therefore a separate communication tool is the online space, including the libraries' own websites. For example, on the website of the state library dovletkitaphana.gov.tm, users can get acquainted with ongoing cultural events, new books that have arrived at the library, and you can also see information about the current departments of the library

5. Solar panels were installed in the clinic of the village of Pelvert, Halach etrap, Lebap velayat. This is the first primary health care facility in Turkmenistan equipped with solar electricity. An alternative power source will allow the polyclinic to provide uninterrupted medical services, including during natural disasters. The project to introduce solar power systems is being implemented by UNICEF jointly with the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan.

World

6. The first-generation 4GB iPhone sold for 190 thousand USD at auction. The model of the sold smartphone is considered a rarity. The 4GB and 8GB models went on sale at the same time, but most buyers preferred the larger storage model, and the 4GB model was discontinued pretty soon. The smartphone put up for auction was not even unpacked and is in perfect condition. For its sale, the organizers of the auction planned to raise from 50 to 100 thousand dollars, but the results of the auction exceeded their expectations. It is known that in the year of its release - 2007, the smartphone cost 499 USD.

7. By order of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the country began production of 10 pilot animation projects based on ancient legends common to Turkic-speaking countries. The projects were selected on a competitive basis. In total, 40 scenarios from 26 studios were accepted for the competition, written on the basis of legends about the great personalities of the Turkic-speaking countries, sacred animals and geographical names, common holidays and national entertainments of the Turkic-speaking peoples.

Sport

8. The national futsal team of Turkmenistan is preparing to participate in the historical tournament CAFA Futsal Cup-2023, which will be held in Dushanbe from July 23 to 30. The national team of Turkmenistan included 2 goalkeepers and 12 field players from three clubs: “Denizchi”, “Kopetdag” and “Senagatbank”. Six teams will take part in the CAFA Futsal Cup-2023 tournament: Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan. They will play in a round robin system in one round, where each team will play with each. The winning team will be determined by the number of points scored. The national team of Turkmenistan will start its journey at the tournament on July 23 with a match against Iran.

9. Football club “Ahal” went to Turkish Kartepe as part of pre-season training for the second round of the championship of Turkmenistan on football and the upcoming AFC Champions League. During the camp, the players will play several friendly matches, as well as work out various options for the game under the guidance of the coaching staff. On August 4, “Ahal” will return to Turkmenistan.