On September 29, 2017 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov had a meeting with the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenca and the special representative, the new head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Natalia German, who arrived in the Turkmen capital to take part in the celebrations dedicated to the closing of the 5th Asian Games. Congratulating Ms. Her...

On October 2, 2017 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to Turkmenistan, carried out at the invitation of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Turkmenistan and Russia have close positions on such key issues on the global agenda as the preservation and maintenance of universal peace and stability, countering the threats of international terrorism, extremism, disarmament issues, and the settlement of the situation in Afghanistan. B...

On September 28, 2017, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenca and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, the new head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Natalia Gherman, who arrived in the Turkmen capital and took part in the celebration of the closure of V Asian Games.  Expressing gratitude for the possibility of a personal meeting, the guests conveyed warm greetin...

On September 27, 2017 the solemn ceremony of the official closing of the V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games with the participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was held at the Olympic Stadium in Ashgabat. Tens of thousands of spectators, guests and participants of the sports festival gathered to participate in the festivities at the Olympic Stadium of the Turkmen capital. Over half a thousand reporters and commentators from 82 countries covered the V Asian Games, telling not only...

On September 25, 2017, the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN, Ambassador A.Ataeva, in the course of general political debates of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly, spoke on behalf of the delegation of Turkmenistan. The delegation of our country said that the Government of Turkmenistan strongly condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and recognizes that the prevention of terrorism is one of the most important components of ensuring national, regional a...

The developed sports infrastructure and huge attention which is given by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the sports sphere - the major resource of public progress, became an important condition which has caused the choice of Turkmenistan as a venue for the 5th Asian indoor and martial arts games. Thanks to the large scale work, today our capital has unique sports objects in region answering to the international standards and allowing organising competitions at the highest level. Besides i...

More than 500 foreign journalists work in these days in Turkmenistan, promptly covering the course of the V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. For the representatives of the foreign press in the Media Center of the Olympic town all conditions for fruitful and efficient work were created. At the disposal of the accredited journalists at the competitions - the best modern technology, they are provided with a connection with the editions of their media and comfortable working premises. The Cen...