Ashgabat welcomes sports delegations and fans from the countries of Asia and Oceania

These days, thousands of foreign guests arrive in Turkmenistan capital to participate in the V Asian indoor and martial arts games, the grand opening of which will be held on September 17. Large-scale arrangements for the preparation of major international competitions, held for the first time in Central Asia, attracted the attention of representatives of the world sports community, spectators and fans from all over the world.

Ashgabat lives in the Asiada, the whole atmosphere of the capital...

Turkmen delegation participates in the work of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly

The 72nd session of the UN General Assembly has started the work at the Headquarter of the United Nations Organization where the delegation of our country will give utterance to priority positions and new initiatives of Turkmenistan related to the most important aspects of cooperation under the UN and other competent international organizations. 

The development of versatile partnership with the UN is a strategic vector of foreign policy of our country. This traditional dialog, which is based...

PRESS-RELEASE

On September 15, 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland, the UN Human Rights Council (UN HRC) adopted the Joint Statement of Turkmenistan and Brazil "On encouraging valuable contribution of Olympic refugee teams in strengthening peace and human rights", initiated by the Government of Turkmenistan.

According to this document, UN HRC member states welcome the participation of refugees and refugee teams in major international multi-sport events, as pioneered in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and, most recentl...

ON FOREIGN POLICY INITIATIVES OF TURKMENISTAN

Turkmenistan has traditionally been the author of international initiatives aimed at strengthening peace and stability. The country also takes an active part in the discussions on the most pressing issues for the countries of the Central Asian region and beyond.

Universal peace, security and stability are the key components of Turkmenistan's position, which will be presented at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly. Turkmenistan also actively supports and develops this foreign policy li...

MESSAGE TO THE MEDIA

The Joint Statement of Turkmenistan and Brazil "On Encouraging the Valuable Contribution of the Olympic Teams of Refugees to the Promotion of Peace and Human Rights" adopted on September 15, 2017, at the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) in Geneva, Switzerland, on the initiative of the Government of Turkmenistan was supported by many foreign governmental and international experts in the field of human rights.

For example, on its online information portals, the US diplomatic...

PRIORITY POSITIONS OF TURKMENISTAN AT THE 72ND SESSION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY - CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOLUTION OF GLOBAL PROBLEMS

On September 12, 2017, the seventy-second session of the UN General Assembly opened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, which will work from September 2017 to September 2018. In the course of its work, the UN General Assembly will give priority to the issues of conflict prevention, protection of human rights, promotion of Sustainable development goals, climate change and UN reforms.

Also, during the period from September 19 to September 25, 2017, a general debate will be held with...

スポーツの分野におけるトルクメニスタンと日本の協力関係の課題が協議された

On September 19, 2017 in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting of the Chairman of the State Committee for Sports of Turkmenistan T. Komekov with the Japanese delegation led by the President of the Organizing Committee for the preparation of the Summer Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the head of the Parliamentary Association of the Japanese-Turkmen Friendship of the Parliament of Japan Endo Toshiaki, who arrived in Ashgabat to take part in the Fifth Asian Indoor and Martia...

日本国外務大臣政務官との会議

On September 18, 2017, there was a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Japan on parliamentary issues, Mr. Hori Manabu, who arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the opening ceremony of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Hori Manabu congratulated Turkmenistan on the successful holding of the opening ceremony of the 5th Asian Games.

During the meeting, the parties disc...

平和と人権の統合に難民オリンピックチームの貴重な貢献を奨励する宣言が採択された

Declaration on Encouragement of valuable contribution of the Refugees Olympic teams to consolidation of peace and human rights initiated by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was unanimously adopted in Geneva, where 36th session of the United Nations Council for Human Rights is held these days. I was lately joined by Brazil.

29 countries UN members including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, France, Georgia, Japan, Kazakhstan...

議会で遠藤利明日本・トルクメニスタン友好議員連盟会長との会議

In the Mejlis the meeting with representative delegation of Japan at the head of the representative of Organizing Committee of the Olympic, Paralympic Games in Tokyo, the head of Parliamentary Association of Japanese-Turkmen Friendship of Endo Toshiaki who arrived in the Turkmen capital for participation in celebratory actions on the occasion of opening of the 5th Asian indoor and martial arts games took place.

Having expressed gratitude for the accorded hearty welcome, the visitor conveyed w...