The President of Turkmenistan completed his trip to the Balkan velayat, “Turkmenistan” Airlines launches direct flights between Ashgabat and Seoul, Days of Libyan culture are held in Turkmenistan and other news
Turkmenistan
1. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov completed his working visit to the Balkan velayat, where he held an extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers and took part in the opening of the Balkanabat International Airport.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/90665/prezident-turkmenistana-zavershil-poezdku-v-balkanskii-velayat
2. “Turkmenistan” Airlines will open regular flights on the Ashgabat-Seoul-Ashgabat route from July 14. One-way ticket prices start from 2850 manats.
3. Days of Libyan Culture opened in Ashgabat. The Museum of Fine Arts presented examples of Arabic calligraphy, national costumes and dishes of Libyan cuisine. The event was accompanied by a concert of Libyan artists.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/90667/v-turkmenistane-prohodyat-dni-liviiskoi-kultury
4. The international festival "Avaza - the land of friendship" will be held on June 2-7 in the National Tourist Zone "Avaza". Also, in the Balkan velayat on May 31 there will be a competition "Play Bagshy!" among musicians, and on July 26 - the final of the television competition "Sound, my Fatherland!".
5. The Training Center of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan has been approved for the status of the Regional Training Center of the World Customs Organization.
World
1. The “Three Gorges” Dam in China has affected the Earth's rotation, increasing the length of the day by 0,06 microseconds and shifting the planet's rotation axis by about two centimeters.
2. A truck carrying 800 thousand USD worth of new coins overturned in Texas. The road had to be closed for 14 hours to collect the money.
https://turkmenportal.com/blog/90670/v-tehase-iz-gruzovika-vysypalis-monety-na-summu-800-000
Sport
1. Turkmen weightlifters won 3 medals at the World Junior Championships in Peru. Didarbek Jumabayev won silver in the 81 kg weight category, Kakamyrat Annamyradov won silver in the 73 kg weight category. Ogulshat Amanova won bronze in the “clean and jerk” exercise and took fourth place overall in the 55 kg weight category.
