The Days of Culture of Turkmenistan start in Tajikistan, the Exhibition of the shopping complex opens in Ashgabat, the book of the National Leader of the Turkmen people was presented to the widow of Shinzo Abe and other news

Turkmenistan

1. The Days of Culture of Turkmenistan are starting in Tajikistan. The grand opening and concert of art masters will be held today at the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in Dushanbe. The days of Turkmen culture will end on April 5.

2. An exhibition of the shopping complex opens in Turkmenistan. On this occasion, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov addressed congratulations to the participants of the review and employees of the shopping complex. “Today, the trade sector has set goals such as strengthening the country’s food security, increasing production volumes of import-substituting products, improving trade services, and meeting the population’s demand for consumer goods”, - said the head of state.

3. The widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Mrs. Akie Abe, was presented with a book by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov “Continuing the meaning of my life” in Japanese. Mrs. Akie Abe expressed gratitude for this literary and philosophical work, which reflects the pleasant memories of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov about Shinzo Abe. The book presentation event was held at the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Japan. It was noted that the publication of this work in Japanese is a kind of symbol of a fruitful interstate dialogue based on mutual respect and trust.

4. The Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan announced the dates for the semi-finals and finals of the third season of the “Young Messengers of Peace” project among the country’s high school students. Two semi-final games will be held on April 17 and 19 at the university, and the final is scheduled for May 8.

5. A meeting was held at the Mejlis of Turkmenistan with the Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Reinhold Lopatka. Chairman of the Mejlis Dunyagozel Gulmanova noted that the development of cooperation with international organizations such as the OSCE is one of the important directions of the country’s foreign policy, and interaction with this organization is expanding in new directions. During the meeting, the parties reviewed the key directions of the global security strategy promoted by Turkmenistan.

World

6. In the Chinese province of Guangdong, 100 huskies escaped from a pet cafe and caused a commotion in a shopping center. The cafe door was inadvertently left open, and the curious dogs, without hesitation, broke free. They squealed and barked along the floors of the shopping center. The cafe staff reacted quickly and easily caught all the fugitives. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

7. A piece of debris ejected from the International Space Station three years ago has landed on the roof of a house in Florida. NASA experts reported that at 14:29 local time, an object believed to be debris from the International Space Station entered the atmosphere. Five minutes later, Alejandro Otero, a resident of the southern United States, heard a loud noise and discovered that debris had broken through the roof of his house. CCTV cameras installed in the area recorded the moment of the fall. The American published images of the cylindrical object on social networks. According to the man, the debris not only broke through the roof and ceiling, but also flew down two floors. By luck, no one was home at the time.

Sport

8. “Arkadag” defeated “Ashgabat” with a score of 8:1 in the match of the 5th round of the Turkmenistan football championship and won the biggest victory in its history. As part of the winners, three players scored doubles - Annadurdyev, Amanov and Akmammedov, Ballakov and Tamurkin scored one goal each. The prestige goal for “Ashgabat” was scored by Orazov. Thanks to this victory, “Arkadag” single-handedly topped the Turkmenistan Major League standings with 12 points. Today the 5th round will end with the matches: “Kopetdag” - “Shagadam”, “Energetik” - “Merv” and “Ahal” - “Altyn Asyr”.

9. Turkmen mixed martial arts fighter Dovletjan Yagshimuradov will enter the cage against Slovenian Jacob Nedo on April 12 at the PFL 2 tournament in Las Vegas. Yagshimuradov last fought against Maciej Rozanski in October 2023 at the Bellator 300 tournament. In this fight, Dovletjan won by unanimous decision. He has 21 wins, seven losses and one draw. Nedo last entered the cage against Simeon Powell in December 2023 at PFL 4. The fight lasted 2 rounds and ended in a TKO for Jacob. The Slovenian has 8 wins and one loss.