The President of Turkmenistan received the OSCE Secretary General, the Project Center for Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan was launched at the UIET, the IV Open International Olympiad in Mathematics started in Ashgabat and other news

Turkmenistan

1. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Helga Schmid. During the conversation, the parties confirmed their desire for active interaction in the interests of regional and global security. Neutral Turkmenistan is committed to a close partnership with the OSCE in countering modern challenges. The energy sector is named as a promising area of cooperation. The feasibility of building up partnerships in the transport sector was also noted.

2. The Entrepreneurs Project Center began functioning under the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan, aimed at supporting business initiatives in the country. The new Center will provide comprehensive services to entrepreneurs, legal entities and citizens. The project center will provide organizational, legal, financial, economic and environmental expertise of business projects.

3. The IV Open International Olympiad in Mathematics began its work at the International University of Humanities and Development of Turkmenistan. This large-scale event brought together talented students from more than 50 leading universities in the world, including educational institutions from Russia, Uzbekistan, China, Bulgaria, Spain, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. The Olympiad is held in two languages: Turkmen and English. During the five-day marathon, not only intellectual competitions are planned, but also various cultural events for foreign guests.

4. Turkmen students studying in Tatarstan took part in the fifth republican festival of the native language for schoolchildren. A master class on Turkmen national culture was held at the Shemordan Lyceum “Rost” in the Sabinsky municipal district of Tatarstan. Turkmen students told schoolchildren about their native country, showed how to weave Turkmen national amulets against the evil eye “alaja”, and introduced the children to the sound of dutar.

5. Within the framework of the large-scale modernization of the national communication system, the “Turkmenaragatnashyk” Agency and “Altyn Asyr” CJSC are carrying out planned work to provide the population of Turkmenistan with high-quality communication and Internet services. Currently, transmitting and receiving devices operating in the 4G network are being gradually put into operation throughout the country. In particular, work was carried out to install 4G devices in Ahal, Dashoguz, Mary and Lebap velayats.

World

6. The long-awaited concert of the popular artist JONY was held at the Humo Arena in Tashkent. The audience was looking forward to meeting their favorite artist. JONY's concert program was rich and varied. He performed his most popular hits such as “Alley”, “You are merciless”, “Comet”, “Lali”, “Star”, as well as several new songs. JONY delighted listeners with a duet with an artist originally from Uzbekistan - Gafur. The musicians performed their joint smash hit of 2020, Lollipop. By the way, the pleasures for fans did not end there: the stars decided to sing the Uzbek song Hay yor yor.

7. The British architectural bureau Foster + Partners has become part of an ambitious project to build a skyscraper in the capital of Saudi Arabia, which will become the tallest in the world. The height of the building will be 2000 meters, which is significantly higher than the 828-meter “Burj Khalifa” tower in Dubai. The skyscraper will be built near King Khalid International Airport, approximately 35 km from the center of Riyadh.

Sport

8. “Arkadag” has completed preparations for the start of the new season of the Turkmenistan 2024 football championship, which was held in Türkiye and the UAE. In the final match of the training camp in Abu Dhabi, head coach Vladimir Bayramov’s team played a match with the Dubai club Regional Sports, which they won with a score of 4:2. “Arkadag” will play the first match of the 2024 Turkmenistan Championship on March 7 at home against the vice-champion “Altyn Asyr”.

9. Turkmen athletes won 34 medals at the international open championship in the non-Olympic version of ITF taekwondo held in Kuala Lumpur. The competition brought together approximately 1500 taekwondo athletes from 11 countries, who competed in formal exercises and bouts. And the success of the athletes, who won 19 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze medals, is even more gratifying.

10. French “PSG” beat Spanish “Real Sociedad” 2:1 away in the return match of the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Champions League, securing passage to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Kylian Mbappe scored both goals for the winners. “Bayern” became the second quarter-finalist of the Champions League. In the return match of the 1/8 finals, the team from Munich defeated the Italian “Lazio” with a score of 3:0. Harry Kane scored a double, and Thomas Muller scored another goal. The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on March 15. The first legs will be played on April 9 and 10, the return matches on April 16 and 17. The Champions League final will be held on June 1 at “Wembley” stadium in London.