Turkmenistan
1. Three polling stations will be opened in Turkmenistan for voting in a referendum on the draft Constitutional Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan, which will be held on April 30. The sites will be organized in Ashgabat, Dashoguz and Turkmenabat.
2. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development invites women entrepreneurs to take part in a mentoring school within the framework of the “Women in Business” program. The program starts on May 2. The selection of participants will be carried out on a competitive basis. Participation in the program is free.
3. On April 8, Moscow Domodedovo Airport will become the venue for the annual educational campaign “Total Dictation”. It will be read by the commander of the “Roscosmos” cosmonaut corps, Hero of the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan Oleg Kononenko.
4. The Embassy of India in Turkmenistan invites residents of Ashgabat to yoga classes at the Yoga and Traditional Medicine Center located in the “Bagtyyarlyk” sports complex. Anyone who wants to make yoga a part of their daily life can sign up for classes.
5.The gala concert of Turkmen pop artists was held with great success at the Mukams Palace of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan.The program of the evening included world hits of film music.
People's Artist of Turkmenistan Atageldy Garyagdyev performed the songs “Melody” and “Blue Eternity” from the repertoire of Muslim Magomayev, Honored Artist of Turkmenistan Ahmed Atajanov performed Indian hits.The concert was also attended by the musicians of the “Ovaz” orchestra and the State Choir of Turkmenistan under the direction of Haidar Eminov.
World
6.The heaviest spring snowfall in the past 150 years hit Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.Traffic jams in cities due to snowfall, and roads in the mountains are littered with snow.
Utilities work around the clock, declared a “red” level of danger.Public transport practically does not run, and taxi drivers refuse to take orders to areas where the roads have not yet been cleared of snow.
7.HBO has announced that the filming of the next prequel to the “Game of Thrones” series will begin soon.The plot of the future film is dedicated to the history of the conquest of Westeros by Aegon I Targaryen.
The chronology of events is approximately 300 years before the beginning of the main narrative.HBO is currently looking for a screenwriter.The prequel about the conquest of Westeros will be filmed as a movie, which will later receive a continuation in the form of a TV series.
The previous prequel to “Game of Thrones”, “House of the Dragon”, was released in late summer 2022.
Sport
8.Three-time world champion in the Russian national team, striker of the Kazan hockey club “Ak Bars” Danis Zaripov arrived in Ashgabat as part of an extensive delegation of 11 players and coaches of the “Ak Bars” youth team.
According to the Turkmenistan Ice Hockey Federation, representatives of the Kazan team arrived in Ashgabat to train the players of the national team of Turkmenistan for the upcoming games at the World Championship in South Africa.
The highly experienced coach Artyom Anisimov supervises the training process, he has coaches of goalkeepers, defenders and forwards as his assistants.In addition, the legendary Danis Zaripov shares his experience with the hockey players of the national team of Turkmenistan.
9.FIFA has deprived Peru of the right to host the 2023 FIFA Youth World Cup. “This decision was made due to the inability of the host country to fulfill its obligations to create the infrastructure necessary to host the tournament”, - FIFA said in a statement.
The tournament was to be held in Peru from November 10 to December 2, 2023.The new tournament organizer will be announced later.Tournament dates remain unchanged for the time being.