The President of Turkmenistan held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, a press conference of the Turkish Ambassador was held in Ashgabat, the Turkmenistan Football Federation Cup started and other news
Turkmenistan
1. The volume of capital investments mastered in Turkmenistan in January from all sources of financing amounted to more than 3 billion manats. This was announced at a government meeting by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
2. In Turkmenistan, as a result of the comprehensive measures taken, GDP increased by 6,3 percent in January. Compared to the same period in 2024, the volume of manufactured products increased by 9,2 percent, and positive production indicators were achieved by industry. This was reported by Deputy Prime Minister Geldimyradov during a government meeting.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/87939/v-turkmenistane-vvp-za-yanvar-vyros-na-63-procenta
3. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed to take measures to ensure stable provision of the population with high-quality food products and the creation of new jobs by expanding trade and services. Deputy Prime Minister Atagulyev presented a report on the work of subordinate structures for January. According to the report, trade turnover increased by 5,4% compared to the same period last year. In the textile industry, growth was 17,7%.
4. The President of Turkmenistan congratulated the employees of the diplomatic service on the upcoming professional holiday, which will be celebrated on February 18. The head of state especially noted the conscientious work of diplomatic workers of independent neutral Turkmenistan in solving the tasks assigned to them.
5. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation during which they discussed issues of bilateral and multilateral cooperation within the UN and the CIS. In addition, the parties discussed in detail the events planned for the year with the participation of Turkmenistan and Russia. Particular attention was paid to the development of cultural and humanitarian ties.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/87930/turkmenistan-i-rossiya-obsudili-mezhdunarodnoe-sotrudnichestvo
6. A meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, where the results of activities in the field of human rights and international humanitarian law for 2024 were reviewed. Particular attention was paid to the implementation of national action plans on human rights, gender equality and children's rights. The Commission noted the importance of increasing the legal literacy of the population and expanding access to legal information.
7. Gas supplies from Turkmenistan to Türkiye will begin on March 1. This was announced by the Turkish Ambassador to Ashgabat, Ahmet Demirok. “As you know, we started this week with good news for relations between Türkiye and Turkmenistan. The first agreement on the supply of Turkmen natural gas to Türkiye, which had been under negotiation since 1998, was signed. Natural gas from Turkmenistan will begin to flow to Türkiye from March 1, 2025,” he said at a press conference on Friday.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/87922/postavki-turkmenskogo-gaza-v-turciyu-nachnutsya-1-marta--posol
World
1. The United Arab Emirates is launching a project to create a new generation of air transport infrastructure. At the 2025 World Government Summit in Dubai, the launch of a program to develop air corridors and a regulatory framework for manned and unmanned air taxis, as well as cargo drones, was announced. The project is expected to be implemented over 20 months.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/87957/v-oae-proektiruyut-marshruty-dlya-letayushchego-taksi
2. According to a recent decree of the Armenian government, the country's medical institutions will stop using fluorographic examinations, and the existing devices will be dismantled. This decision is based on an expert assessment by the Armenian Ministry of Health, which recognized this diagnostic method as obsolete. Modern technologies such as digital radiography, MRI and computed tomography are significantly superior to fluorography in terms of research accuracy.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/87946/v-armenii-perestanut-delat-flyuorografiyu
Sport
1. "Arkadag" defeated "Nebitchi" in the first round of the Turkmenistan Football Federation Cup. The match, which took place in the Babarap gengeshlik, ended with a score of 4:1. Enver Annayev and Didar Durdyev scored twice for "Arkadag". Muratdurdy Bayramov scored for "Nebitchi". 34-year-old defender Ahmet Atayev played his first match for "Arkadag" as captain; he joined the team from the smart city this winter. Atayev had previously played for "Altyn Asyr" for 5 years.
2. In other matches of the game day, "Ahal" won 2:1 against "Ashgabat", and "Merv" was stronger than "Shagadam" with the same score. In the next round on February 16, "Ahal" will play "Arkadag", "Nebitchi" will meet "Merv", and "Ashgabat" will host "Shagadam".
