Military personnel were awarded in Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting with the leaders of a German consulting company, the final document of the political forum in Turkmenistan was published in 6 UN languages and other news
Turkmenistan
1.In accordance with the Decree of the President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the country, Army General Serdar Berdimuhamedov, in honor of Defenders of the Fatherland Day, a group of military personnel and law enforcement officers were awarded state awards.
According to the Decree of the head of state, the recipients also received regular class ranks.
2.The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the leaders of the German consulting company, which became the winner of the international tender for the provision of consulting services for the creation of a medical cluster in the city of Arkadag.
As noted, Germany is one of the priority partners of Turkmenistan in the European Union.The countries carry out fruitful cooperation in many areas of bilateral interaction.
3.The final document of the International Forum “Dialogue is a Guarantee of Peace”, held on December 11 last year in Ashgabat, was published in the six official languages of the UN and distributed as an official document of the 78th session of the General Assembly.
The document was published as part of the agenda items of the General Assembly session dedicated to the culture of peace, peacebuilding and the zone of peace in Central Asia.
4.A reception was held in Ashgabat on the occasion of the 75th Republic Day of India.The event was attended by representatives of ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, ambassadors of foreign states and heads of representative offices of international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan.
Opening the reception, Charge d'Affaires of India in Turkmenistan Kanishka Singh noted that over the past 30 years, partnership between the two countries has received a powerful impetus for development in many areas.
The Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan, Begench Gochmollayev, delivered a congratulatory speech from the Turkmen side.On behalf of the President of Turkmenistan and the National Leader of the Turkmen people, he congratulated the people of India on Republic Day.
World
5.On the eve of the Chinese New Year, the annual paper lantern festival takes place in Yuyuan Park in Shanghai.This year it opened on January 21 and will run until February 18.
The festival is dedicated to Chinese mythology and the sea.More than 200 thousand lanterns of various shapes and sizes decorate the park.They symbolize joy and prosperity.
6. According to a study by Live Data Technologies, in 2023, remote workers were fired 35% more often than office workers. The study analyzed data on two million employees.
Sport
7.This year's first table tennis tournament among young racket masters was held in Ashgabat.The competitions were held by the Table Tennis Federation of Turkmenistan in two age categories - for children 14-13 years old and 10 years old and younger. 52 boys and 35 girls took part in the tournament.
Representatives from Ashgabat and the city of Mary competed for the title of the best.In the senior age category, the representative of Ashgabat, Nazim Durdyev, won.In the junior group of girls, his fellow countryman Elina Akhmedova took the lead.
All 16 winners of the competition were solemnly presented with valuable gifts and memorable diplomas.
8.The Tajikistan national football team reached the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup for the first time in its history, beating the United Arab Emirates team on penalties.
The 1/8 finals match of the tournament, which takes place in Qatar, ended in a 1:1 draw after extra time.In the penalty shootout, the Tajik players were more accurate - 5:3.
For the Tajikistan team, this is the first ever participation in the final stage of the Asian Cup.In the quarter finals, the Tajikistan team will play with the winner of the Iraq-Jordan pair.