The President of Turkmenistan signed a decree on the spring conscription of military personnel, Turkmenistan will send young people to study at universities in Romania, Ashgabat will host an international fashion show and other news
Turkmenistan
1. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on the discharge of conscripts into the reserve and the call-up of new recruits in April-June 2025. According to the document, male citizens of Turkmenistan who have reached the age of 18, as well as persons under the age of 27 who have lost the right to a deferment, will be called up for military service.
2. The Government of Turkmenistan has approved a proposal to send Turkmen students to higher education institutions in Romania for the 2025-2026 academic year in the following specialties: information technology, health care and medical sciences, education and pedagogical sciences, agriculture and agricultural sciences, engineering, technology and technical sciences, mathematics and natural sciences.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/88948/turkmenistan-napravit-molodezh-na-obuchenie-v-vuzy-rumynii
3. From March 17 to 19, the capital of Turkmenistan will host an international fashion show. The event, which the organizers call one of the main fashion events of the year, will bring together leading designers of Turkmen and world fashion. Masters from the Fashion House of the Ministry of Textile Industry of Turkmenistan, as well as famous Turkmen brands "Mähirli Zenan", "Jennet tagty", "Mynasyp", "Nagyşly güzer", "Gölli", "Aina Sari" and "Aýperi" will present their collections. The event will receive wide coverage in prestigious fashion publications and TV channels, including Fashion TV, Vogue, HELLO RUSSIA and others.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/88964/ashhabad-primet-mezhdunarodnyi-pokaz-mody
4. From March 19, a special bus route No. 72 will start operating in Ashgabat in the direction of Avtokombinat - Türkmeniň ak öýi ("White Yurt of the Turkmens"). This route is being introduced to provide transport services to citizens during the celebration of International Novruz Day. Festive events will be held on March 21-22 in the Ak Bugday etrap of the Ahal velayat.
5. From March 17 to 19, Ashgabat will host an exhibition dedicated to the 17th anniversary of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan. The event will be a key platform for demonstrating the achievements of Turkmen entrepreneurs over the years. The event will be held in the building of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. Visitors will be able to view the exhibition on March 17 and 18 from 10:00 to 18:00, and on March 19 from 10:00 to 17:30.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/88966/vystavka-v-chest-17letiya-sppt-proidet-v-ashhabade
6. Preparations are underway in Turkmenistan for the 10th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Armenian Commission on Economic Cooperation. The upcoming meeting will discuss the possibilities of deepening cooperation in the trade and economic, fuel and energy, financial and economic, scientific and educational spheres.
World
1. At the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth, scientists have made an alarming discovery, finding microplastics in an area where they are unlikely to appear. Scientists have found microplastics in the so-called “dead zone” – an area located at an altitude of over eight thousand meters above sea level. The pollutants were found not only in the snow cover, but also in water streams at the top of the mountain range.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/88930/mikroplastik-obnaruzhen-v-mertvoi-zone-everesta
2. A surgical team from the Fourth Military Medical University Hospital in Xi'an has successfully performed the first pig kidney transplant in Asia on a 69-year-old woman. Six days after the operation, the woman's body did not reject the donor organ, and her blood biochemistry returned to normal. The kidney used for the transplant was from a genetically modified pig with several edited genes.
Sport
1. The refereeing team led by Uzbek referee Ilgiz Tantashev has been appointed to officiate the friendly match between the national teams of Russia and Grenada, which will take place on March 19. The match will be held at the Dynamo Stadium in Moscow and will begin at 22:00 Ashgabat time. The head coach of the Russian national team, Valery Karpin, included 31 players in the final roster of the national team for the March friendly matches against Grenada and Zambia. Among them was 36-year-old forward of Tolyatti's Akron Artem Dzyuba, who recently became the top scorer in the history of Russian football.
2. "Ahal" beat "Kopetdag" in the match of the 3rd round of the Turkmenistan Football Championship among the teams of the Higher League. The meeting in the Geoktepe etrap ended with a score of 4:0 in favor of the hosts. "Ahal", having a match in reserve, scored 6 points and rose to the second line in the standings, two points ahead of "Merv" and "Nebitchi". "Kopetdag" occupies the last, 8th place, with zero points. In other matches of the day, "Nebitchi" tied with "Shagadam" at home (0:0), and "Merv" shared points with "Ashgabat" away (0:0).
