National Leader of the Turkmen people Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov inspected the projects of the second stage of the city of Arkadag and held a meeting with the adviser of the Prince of Monaco, the President of Turkmenistan congratulated the UN Secretary General on his birthday and other news
Turkmenistan
1. Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov got acquainted with the projects of social infrastructure of the second stage of the city of Arkadag. During the visit, the National Leader of the Turkmen people studied the plans for the construction of a city park, a children's entertainment center, a mosque and other facilities that are being built within the framework of the "smart city" concept.
2. Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting with the adviser to the Prince of Monaco, the president and founder of the organization "Peace and Sport" Joel Bouzou. During the conversation, Joel Bouzou conveyed greetings from Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Stephanie, noting the high assessment of the Principality of Turkmenistan's peacekeeping foreign policy based on the status of permanent neutrality. The parties emphasized the importance of further strengthening bilateral relations.
3. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov addressed sincere congratulations and best wishes to the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres on his birthday. The head of Turkmenistan expressed wishes for the UN Secretary-General good health, happiness, inexhaustible energy and will, as well as great success in his work.
4. Turkmenistan is actively promoting the electrification of transport as part of the implementation of the program to decarbonize the economy. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan Babaniyaz Yallakov, speaking at the First Ministerial Forum of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) on Sustainable Development in the city of Arkadag. "An example of the effective implementation of the electrification program is the successful introduction of public electric buses and electric taxis in the new city of Arkadag. In parallel, the charging infrastructure is being developed, ensuring its availability for users of electric transport," Yallakov noted.
5. The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) is interested in intensifying cooperation with Turkmenistan and expanding the range of goods for exchange trading. This was announced by Yaroslav Kovalchuk, assistant to the chairman of the board of BUCE, on the sidelines of the international exhibition ITSE 2025 in Ashgabat. According to him, the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange is a “single entry point to the Belarusian market,” through which all state-owned enterprises of the country pass. “By entering our commodity exchange, Turkmen enterprises essentially gain access to our entire market with all prices and delivery conditions,” the exchange representative emphasized.
World
1. Nepalese authorities are developing new rules for climbing the world's highest peak, Everest (8849 m). Now, only those climbers who have already conquered at least one Himalayan peak over 7000 meters will be able to obtain permission to climb. The decision was made after a wave of criticism of the Nepalese authorities, who were accused of issuing an excessive number of permits, including to people without sufficient training.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/90521/na-everest-planiruyut-puskat-tolko-opytnyh-alpinistov
2. A new cancer treatment method has been successfully applied by specialists at the William Beaumont Corewell Health Medical Center in Detroit. American scientists have used proton arc technology for the first time to combat an aggressive tumor, achieving impressive results with minimal side effects.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/90514/v-ssha-vpervye-vylechili-cheloveka-ot-raka-protonnoi-dugoi
Sport
1. The youth basketball team of Turkmenistan (U17) became bronze medalists of the international tournament GOLDEN VALLEY CUP 2025, which ended in the Uzbek city of Namangan. In the decisive match for third place, the Turkmen athletes defeated the Kazakhstan team with a score of 60:57. The tournament brought together 10 teams from five Central Asian countries.
2. Turkmenistan's Oguljan Ruslanova won bronze at the Berlin Millennium Team Cadet European Cup 2025 in judo in the 70 kg weight category. The competition was attended by 39 athletes from 16 countries. On her way to the podium, the 16-year-old Turkmen judoka won four victories, winning twice against representatives of Germany, and beating athletes from Luxembourg and Latvia once each.
