A MEETING WITH THE DELEGATION OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPAN

On April 30, 2017 in Ashgabat, the delegations of the Foreign Ministries of Turkmenistan and Japan, headed by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the two countries R.Meredov and F.Kishida, held talks.

During the meeting, the heads of the delegations noted the dynamic nature of the political cooperation between Turkmenistan and Japan, as well as active contacts in the sphere of trade and economy, the guarantee of which is a successful dialogue established between the leaders of the two states....

ASHGABAT HOSTED THE 6TH MEETING OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE DIALOGUE "CENTRAL ASIA + JAPAN"

On May 1, 2017, the 6th meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the countries participating in the Dialogue "Central Asia + Japan" was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, Ambassadors of these countries accredited in Ashgabat, representatives of local and foreign media participated in its work.

The dialogue "Central Asia + Japan" was initiated...

TURKMENISTAN-JAPAN: ISSUES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL COOPERATION DISCUSSED

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...

MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN AND JAPAN DISCUSSED THE POTENTIAL OF BILATERAL COOPERATION

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...

ASHGABAT 2017 IN NUMBERS

The Ashgabat -2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games are set to get underway on 16 September with two early medal events (Traditional Wrestling and Jiu-jitsu), followed by the Opening Ceremony on 17 September.

As befitting a sporting event of this size taking place on the most populous continent in the world, Ashgabat -2017 boasts some truly impressive numbers in the “facts and figures” department, with a massive cast of characters, incredible feats of engineering and infrastructure, in...

Proud ceremony marks 100-Day countdown to Ashgabat 2017

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...

Ashgabat stages an exhibition entitled “Dishes of the 2017 Asian Games”

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...

The draw was held for the futsal tournament of the «Ashgabat 2017»

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...

NEW POST STAMPS WILL BECOME SOUVENIRS FOR SPORTSMEN AND FANS OF THE 5TH ASIAN INDOOR AND MARTIAL ARTS GAMES

In honor of the Ashgabat -2017 the Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan has issued two series of post stamps. One of them with the mascot of the Games – alabai Wepaly demonstrating all sports included in the program of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, another - with their icons. Together they represent a small "story" of symbolics of the Games.

Considering that a post stamp is one of the attributes of statehood, such as flag, coat of arms, national anthem or passport, issue...

TURKMENISTAN PREPARES TO PARTICIPATION IN THE 72ND SESSION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

During the session of the Government on September 8, 2017, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov made the report on the preparation to the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Head of the MFA stated the priority positions of our country that would be presented during the forum of the United Nations in New York. Support of universal peace, security and stability is outlined as the key vector of the activity of Tu...