The core of the ideology of Turkmenistan's foreign policy is the all-round assistance of non-military, political and diplomatic means to the creation of a solid and long-term system of universal security. The concept of the indivisibility of the concept of security developed by the President of Turkmenistan, which in itself is a serious contribution to modern political science, is today the theoretical basis for implementing Turkmenistan's foreign policy strategy. Hence the readiness of our c...

Within the preparation for the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games the draw was held for the futsal tournament. The national team of Turkmenistan which acts in group "A", will compete with teams from Vietnam, Taipei (China), Hong Kong (China) and Solomon Islands. It should be noted that in the «Ashgabat 2017» the futsal tournament is one of the most anticipated ones. Before the toss-up ceremony chief executive officer of the «Ashgabat 2017» James Bulley told its participants about stories o...

Making a tour of the Ashgabat Olympic Complex, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov has attended an exhibition entitled “Dishes of the 2017 Asian Games”, timed to mark the 30-day countdown to the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Festivities to celebrate Turkmen Melon Day and honor melons (which have been nicknamed “The Queen of the Field”) were well underway in the Complex. To mark the occasion, exhibitions of melons and pavilions were arranged in the Olympic Complex to showcase the be...

Tickets for the upcoming Ashgabat 2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games will go on sale across the country on Saturday 29 July. With more than 700,000 tickets available for more than 220 sessions, spectators will be able to watch the best athletes from Asia and Oceania compete over 12 days of competition and across 21 sports. All session, including preliminary rounds and medal events, can be found on the Sport Competition Schedule, which the public can reference to choose the events th...

As previously reported, on June 26, 2017, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs R. Meredov arrived in Tokyo to participate in the 12th joint meeting of the Turkmen-Japanese and Japanese-Turkmen economic cooperation committees. In the first half of the day, the delegation of Turkmenistan visited the Parliament of Japan, where a meeting was held with the Chairman of the Parliamentary League of Japan-Turkmenistan Friendship, Mr. Endo Toshiaki. In the course of th...

On June 26, 2017 in Tokyo, the 12th joint meeting of the Turkmen-Japanese and Japanese-Turkmen committees for economic cooperation was held. A delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived in Japan on a working visit to participate in the work of this forum. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on various issues in the field of trade and economic cooperation between Turkmenistan and Japan. A positive assessment was given to the work of the Turkmen-Japan...

11Jun The 100-Day Countdown for the Ashgabat 2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games was celebrated in grand style at the multi-functional stadium in the Turkmen city of Mary. Over 100 media personnel, from all across the globe, attended the colourful ceremony that featured thousands of dancers and carefully choreographed cultural programmes, all organised in conjunction with a multi-day International Media Forum held in Ashgabat and Mary. It was organised to welcome media to Turkm...