The President of Turkmenistan held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, the results of the working trip of the National Leader of the Turkmen people were summed up in Mary and other news
Turkmenistan
1. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, at which priority directions for the country's development were discussed. During the meeting, issues of construction of social facilities, development of culture and art, industry and agriculture were discussed. Plans for international cooperation and development of transport infrastructure were also discussed.
2. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a Resolution, permitting the hyakimlik of Ahal velayat to conclude a contract with the IE Baýly gurluşyk for the design and construction in the village of Bokurdak, Ak Bugday etrap, Ahal velayat, of a modern secondary school for 1200 places and a dormitory for 120 places with landscaping of the surrounding area. The decree stipulates that construction work should begin in January 2024 and that the facilities will be fully ready for operation in September 2024.
- Then the head of the Halk Maslahaty got acquainted with the work of the airfield, examined the planes and helicopters available here, and also inquired about the service and social conditions of military pilots. After this, the National Leader of the Turkmen people visited the pastures of the livestock farm located on the outskirts of the Karakum desert. On the territory of the pasture, the chairman of the Halk Maslahaty was warmly greeted by a shepherd with his son and grandson. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov inquired about the work of the livestock breeder, the condition of the herd and local pastures, as well as his life.
- At the end of the visit, the head of the Halk Maslahaty visited the construction site of the Tejen-Mary highway section - part of the Ashgabat-Turkmenabat highway. An engineer from the construction team reported that thanks to government support, construction was progressing at a high pace. Currently, the Tejen-Mary section is being completed, and construction of the Mary-Turkmenabat road has also begun.
4. “Turkmenistan” Airlines has launched online sales of tickets for Ashgabat – Milan – Ashgabat flights on the official website turkmenistanairlines.tm. Tickets are currently available for purchase for flights that will operate on Wednesdays starting March 6. The national air carrier’s website also states that it will be possible to purchase tickets online for flights from Ashgabat to Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, Jeddah and Bangkok.
5. The new permanent representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva, Vepa Hajiyev, presented his credentials to the head of the office. As part of the ceremony, a meeting was held, during which the parties discussed issues of further cooperation. Turkmenistan confirmed its commitment to the values and principles of the UN and its readiness to continue close cooperation to implement initiatives put forward at international platforms.
World
6. A new gastronomic trend has emerged in China: cakes shaped like dishwashing sponges. They look so natural that they can easily be confused with real sponges. Cakes are made from ordinary sponge cake, to which dyes are added. To imitate soap suds and cleaning products, use sugar and syrup beaten with egg whites.
7. Scripts for two episodes of the American television series “Friends”, found in a trash bin, were sold at auction for 22 thousand pounds sterling. This is 30 times more than the original estimate of the lots, which was 600-800 pounds. The seller of the scripts is a British pensioner who worked at the studio in the 90s. A woman found script folders in a trash can about 25 years ago and put them in a drawer. In 1999, when she left the studio, the scripts ended up on her bedside table.
Sport
8. The Qatar national team won a landslide victory over the Lebanese team in the opening match of the Asian Cup. The meeting at the “Al-Bayt” stadium in Al-Khowr ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of the tournament hosts. In the next match of group “A”, the Qataris will play with the Tajikistan team, the Lebanese team will meet with players from China.
9. On the night of January 13-14, Ashgabat time, the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, the Australian Open, will start in Melbourne. On the first day of the competition, the current champions, Belarusian Arina Sabalenka and Serbian Novak Djokovic, will enter the fight. The Australian Open will be held from January 14 to 28. This year's prize pool will be more than 57,8 million dollars, up 13 percent from last season's total.
