The President of Turkmenistan held another government meeting, Russia handed over about 500 textbooks to the Turkmenbashy Maritime Secondary School, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting with representatives of the World Bank and other news
Turkmenistan
1. President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulated President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the entire Turkmen people on the onset of the month of Oraza. According to him, the holy month of Oraza is a time when the great values of our religion, such as kindness and humanism, mercy and generosity, are clearly manifested. "We express endless gratitude to the Almighty for the fact that our peoples celebrate this blessed holiday in unity, harmony and mutual understanding," the President of Uzbekistan added. Shavkat Mirziyoyev wished Serdar Berdimuhamedov and his family good health, happiness and great success in their responsible activities, and the fraternal people of Turkmenistan - peace, continuous progress and prosperity.
2. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers. During the meeting, the head of state signed a decree on conferring the honorary title "Ene Mahri" to mothers with many children, and also discussed a number of important issues with the government.
3. Deputy Prime Minister Bayramgul Orazdurdyeva reported that on April 7-8 this year, the International Educational and Scientific Center of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan will host the XII Turkmen-German Forum on Healthcare, which will be organized in a digital format.
4. The International Forum "Investments in the Future of Turkmenistan" and an exhibition dedicated to the 17th anniversary of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs will be held in Ashgabat from March 17 to 19. Deputy Prime Minister Noker Atagulyev spoke about the upcoming events.
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5. In the Baherden etrap of the Ahal velayat of Turkmenistan, construction and installation work has been successfully completed at a new plant for the production of ceramic decorative tiles and sanitary ware. The enterprise is designed to produce 3,3 million square meters of ceramic tiles and 120 thousand units of sanitary ware per year.
6. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Antonella Bassani. During the meeting, the importance of expanding cooperation with foreign partners in implementing economic reforms in Turkmenistan was emphasized, in particular, intensifying relations with authoritative international financial and banking and credit institutions.
7. The meeting with the Vice President of the World Bank was also held by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Turkmenistan's readiness to expand mutually beneficial cooperation with the World Bank and consider its specific proposals for participation in ongoing projects in the field of creating transport corridors was confirmed.
8. Within the framework of the development of Russian-Turkmen cooperation in the field of education, about 500 copies of teaching aids and popular science literature in Russian were donated to the Maritime Secondary Vocational School of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.
World
1. Microsoft has officially confirmed the information about the termination of the Skype messenger in May 2025. In the corporate blog, Microsoft explained the reason for its decision by the desire to "simplify the use of free communication services and more easily adapt to the needs of users." The company offers Skype users a smooth transition to the Microsoft Teams platform.
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2. An unusual social experiment is starting in Vienna. 40 families have agreed to give up using their personal cars for three months. During this period, they will actively use alternative means of transportation: public transport, bicycles and car sharing. Participants will receive financial compensation of 500 euros per month to cover transportation costs. The experiment will be closely monitored by scientists from the University of Vienna, who have developed a special application for collecting data. Through it and regular surveys, researchers will analyze how the transport habits of city residents are changing and what financial costs accompany these changes.
Sport
1. The Turkmenistan national hockey team won a crushing victory over Luxembourg in its first match at the World Junior Championship in the third division of group “B”. The meeting, which took place in Bangkok, ended with a score of 8:2. Sultanhamit Vahitov scored six goals for the Turkmen team, Shohrat Begliyev and Iskenderhan Durdyev also scored a goal each. The tournament is held from February 28 to March 6 in Thailand. Teams from Bosnia, Uzbekistan, Thailand, South Africa and Luxembourg are fighting for a ticket to the third division of group “A”. Today, March 1, Meylis Kuliyev's team will play against Thailand, the meeting will begin at 18:00 Ashgabat time.
