Ashgabat to conduct major repairs of the cable car, quotas for admission to postgraduate, doctoral, and clinical residency programs approved in 2025, permanent representative of Turkmenistan to the Economic Cooperation Organization appointed and other news

Turkmenistan

1. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a Resolution authorizing the conclusion of a contract with IE “Röwşen” for the major repairs of the buildings and structures of the capital's cable car, as well as adjacent territories. The document prescribes that work should begin in January 2025 and the facility should be fully operational in June 2026.

2. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed an order, according to which quotas for the admission of postgraduate students, doctoral students to postgraduate and doctoral studies in scientific fields, registration of applicants for academic degrees, as well as the admission of residents to clinical residency in 2025 have been approved.

3. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a Resolution approving the “Plan for zoning agricultural crops by velayats in 2025”.

4. The President of Turkmenistan signed a decree appointing the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Iran, Gayypov Ylyas Akmuhammedovich, as the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the Economic Cooperation Organization.

5. An exhibition of Afghan products and a business forum will be held in Ashgabat from February 23 to 27. The event will involve Afghan companies-manufacturers and businessmen interested in cooperation with Turkmenistan.

6. Turkmenistan has put forward an initiative to hold a Forum of Women Leaders of Central Asia and the European Union, which will be held in Ashgabat in the first ten days of April 2025.

World

7. The UK is experiencing an unprecedented outflow of big money owners. According to experts, one dollar millionaire leaves the country every 45 minutes. The main destinations for wealthy Britons are the United Arab Emirates, as well as European countries, mainly Italy and Switzerland. Experts link this trend to the government's plans to increase tax revenues to the treasury by 40 billion pounds sterling.

8. Canadian photographer Steven Heining and model Ciara Antoski have entered the Guinness Book of Records by holding the deepest underwater photo shoot in history. The unique shoot took place at a depth of 50 meters off the coast of Florida, near the sunken ship Hydro Atlantic. The choice of location near the sunken ship gave the photos a special artistic value and drama.

Sport

9. The Turkmenistan women's futsal team defeated the Kuwait team with a score of 4:3 in the third round of the Asian Cup qualification. The match took place as part of the group stage in Tashkent, where all the games of group “C” are held.

10. UFC CEO Dana White said that Russian fighter Arman Tsarukyan will be replaced by Brazilian Renato Moicano in the fight against Islam Makhachev. The UFC 311 tournament will be held in Los Angeles on the night of January 19. The fight between the current lightweight champion Makhachev and Tsarukyan was supposed to be the main event of the evening. Tsarukyan was forced to withdraw due to a back injury.