Digest of the main news of Turkmenistan for August 9

The President of Turkmenistan took part in the sixth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of Central Asia, the grand opening of the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan took place in Hungary, Minnikhanov shared new photos of his alabai Akdost and other news

Turkmenistan

1. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov arrived on a working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan to participate in the sixth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia. Consultative meetings of the heads of state of Central Asia over the past years have proven their effectiveness in forming a holistic view of regional cooperation and identifying its priority areas. The current meeting provided the heads of state with the opportunity to discuss current issues of regional cooperation and outline ways to implement new large-scale joint projects.

2. The grand opening of the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan took place in Hungary. The event was attended by delegations of cultural and artistic figures, representatives of the film industry, museum specialists and journalists from Turkmenistan. Before the start of the solemn event, visitors examined the prepared exhibition, where, to the sounds of the national melody, they got acquainted with the museum values of fine and decorative arts of Turkmenistan.

3. The head of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation, Rustam Minnikhanov, pleased his subscribers with new photographs of Alabai Akdost. The photographs show how Alabai, whose name is translated from Tatar as “White Friend,” has grown noticeably. “He has become the size of a calf, he eats like an elephant,” Minnikhanov signed the post.

4. By order of the President of Turkmenistan, the Chairman of the State Committee of Turkmenistan for Physical Education and Sports, Allaberdi Saparov, was severely reprimanded for improper performance of official duties and shortcomings in his work.

5. The XII International Eurasian Forum “Taxi” was held in Moscow, in which a delegation from Turkmenistan took part. The delegation from Turkmenistan, which included representatives of the "Turkmenawtoulaglary" Agency, became part of the busy business program of the forum.

World

6. A new study conducted by scientists from Canada and the UK has revealed an interesting trend: women experience more stress from using modern technologies compared to men. Experts have studied the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on work and personal life.The study results show that women are more likely to experience digital overload. The study analyzed data from more than 6600 working women from 29 countries.

7. One of the Italian restaurants has attracted the attention of tourists and local residents. The establishment has raised the price of Hawaiian pizza to an incredible 100 euros, which is 10 times higher than the cost of other types of pizza on the menu. Experts note that this is a kind of “compensation” for Italian chefs for preparing a dish foreign to their cuisine. Indeed, Hawaiian pizza, invented in Canada in 1962, is not popular among Italians and is considered a violation of the country's culinary traditions.

Sport

8. The Turkmenistan national under-17 football team will take part in the Central Asian Football Association championship, which will be held from August 17 to 24 in Dushanbe. The tournament will bring together teams from six Central Asian countries: Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The draw for the group stage of the 2024 CAFA Championship will take place on August 15, after which the full calendar of games will be published. All matches of the tournament will be available for viewing live on the CAFA YouTube channel.