European Commissioner Sikela to visit Turkmenistan, meeting with Belarus Ambassador held at Turkmenistan Foreign Ministry, Turkmenistan Airlines to introduce additional flights to Delhi in March and other news
Turkmenistan
1. European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Sikela will visit five Central Asian countries from March 12 to 18. The tour will start in Turkmenistan. The trip is aimed at strengthening the partnership between the EU and the countries of the region ahead of the upcoming EU-Central Asia Summit, which will be held in Uzbekistan on 3-4 April.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/88823/evrokomissar-sikela-posetit-s-vizitom-turkmenistan
2. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Mahri Bashimova held a meeting with Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus Stanislav Chepurny. The parties noted the effectiveness of Turkmen-Belarusian relations in bilateral, regional and international formats.The diplomats discussed current issues of cooperation in the fields of science and education, culture and art, emphasizing the commitment of the two countries to further strengthening cultural and humanitarian cooperation.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/88830/v-mid-turkmenistana-proshla-vstrecha-s-poslom-belarusi
3. Turkmenistan Airlines has announced the launch of additional flights on the Ashgabat-Delhi-Ashgabat route. According to the airline, the additional flights will be operated on Saturdays from March 15 to 29.
4. The 18th International Seminar on Facilitation of Transactions to Expand Opportunities in Trade, Transport and Information Exchange was held in Avaza. The seminar was organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia.Over the course of two days, the participants discussed the exchange of information on cargo transportation within the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, which runs through China, Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia and further to Türkiye and European countries.
5. Ashgabat is preparing to host the International Forum on Attracting Investments into the Private Sector “Investments in the Future of Turkmenistan”, which will be held on March 18. The Forum will be attended by about 300 delegates from more than 20 countries.Aýdyň Gijeler, a leading manufacturer of electronics and electrical equipment in Turkmenistan, will be one of the general partners of the forum. The company, founded in 2015, specializes in the production of import-substituting products and is actively developing the range of products offered.
World
1. The annual Paripalli Gajamela festival took place in the Indian state of Kerala, where dozens of elephants, decked out in colorful costumes, walked through the streets of cities to the accompaniment of trumpets and drums. More than fifty elephants, dressed in elaborate harnesses and decorated with bells, became the main participants in the colorful parade. The procession featured hundreds of musicians performing traditional songs, melodies and dance numbers. This Hindu festival, which is part of centuries-old rituals, has deep symbolic meaning. Elephants, revered as the embodiment of the deity Ganesha, are meant to bring abundance and prosperity.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/88805/feeriya-krasok-i-zvukov-torzhestvennoe-shestvie-slonov-v-indii
2. Public employees in the Japanese city of Ginan have won $67,000 in compensation after being forced to arrive at work five minutes early. The dispute began in February 2021, when former city mayor Hideo Kojima ordered all city hall employees to arrive at work by 8:25 a.m. instead of the required 8:30 a.m., without providing any justification for the change. The employees expressed dissatisfaction with the new rule and demanded that the extra time be counted as overtime. In December 2023, they filed a formal complaint with the Fair Trade Commission, demanding that they be compensated for overtime hours for a period of three years.
Sport
1. On March 12, Arkadag Football Club will host East Bengal in the return leg of the AFC Challenge League quarterfinals. The game will be held at the home stadium in Arkadag and will start at 15:30 local time. On the eve of the match, the head coach of the Turkmen team Dovletmyrat Annayev and striker Didar Durdyev held a pre-match press conference, where they shared their expectations for the upcoming meeting.Answering a question about the team's condition, Annayev emphasized the high level of readiness of the players. According to the coach, the players do not need additional motivation: "Playing for a club like Arkadag is already motivation."
