Ashgabat 2017 launches Ticket Sales across Turkmenistan

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...

BOOKS OF THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN - WINNERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING CONTEST

Within the framework of the jubilee, thirtieth Moscow International Book Fair, the awarding ceremony of the winners of the International Contest of the CIS Member States "The Art of the Book" had been held. And all four books submitted by Turkmenistan were awarded the highest awards.

This year, 87 editions in 10 nominations contested for the diplomas of the contest "The Art of the Book".  Turkmen publishers have more than once won the winners' diplomas and prizes in several nominations. But n...

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...

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...

THE POLICY OF TURKMENISTAN IN THE FIELD OF DISARMAMENT AND SECURITY

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...

CO-AUTHORSHIP OF TURKMENISTAN ON RESOLUTIONS AND DECLARATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE 35TH SESSION OF THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

According to the results of the 35th session of the UN Council on Human Rights (UNCHR) held in June 6-23, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland, the participating States adopted a number of UN documents, including the Joint Statement on behalf of the regional group of countries Asia and the Pacific on the topic "On the costs of violence against women and girls", as well as the resolution of the UN General Assembly on the theme "Realizing the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl", accord...

TURKMENISTAN-GERMANY: POTENTIAL FOR LONG-TERM COOPERATION

On July 10-12, 2017, a representative delegation of Turkmenistan visited the Federal Republic of Germany on a working visit. On July 10, the delegation arrived in Frankfurt am Main, where the first day of the joint business event "Turkmenistan-Germany: Potential for Prospective Cooperation" was held.

On this day, the delegation met with the Chairman of the Parliament of the Federal Land of Hessen, Norbert Cartman. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of mutually beneficial coopera...

A MEETING WITH THE DELEGATION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION WAS HELD IN THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN

On September 6, 2017, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation of the Russian Federation led by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation - Head of the Government Staff Sergei Eduardovich Prikhodko, who arrived in Turkmenistan on a working visit.

During the meeting, the parties paid much attention to the development of cooperation in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres, and also discussed the ne...

REFUGEE TEAM FROM AFRICA TO COMPETE IN INDOOR ATHLETICS TRACK EVENTS

The refugee team of five athletes taking part in Ashgabat 2017 has been named and will compete in the Indoor Athletics track events. The delegation’s Chef de Mission is Kenya’s legendary marathon runner Tegla Loroupe, who will be joined by two more officials and a coach.

The five athletes – Paulo Amotun Lokoro (entered in 1500m), Wiyual Puok Deng (400m), Gai Yang Tap (800m), Ukuk Uthoo Bul (3000m), and Yiech Pur Biel (800m) – were selected for Ashgabat 2017 after trials organised by the Tegla...

The flags of five countries participating in the Games are hoisted in the Olympic village

The Olympic village hosted flag hoisting ceremony of five countries, which delegations have been already arrived in Turkmen capital for participation in V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. 

Celebration atmosphere was reigning again at the square with the flag posts this evening where the State Flag of Turkmenistan and the Flag of Asian Olympic Council were hoisted on the day before. Honoured guests were welcomed with music, artists performances and traditional snacks. Leaders of the Execut...