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...

On September 1, 2017 in the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan the opening ceremony of the Scientific and Methodological Center for the Sustainable Development Goals was held. A corresponding resolution on the opening of the Center and approval of the new structure of the Institute was signed by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The event was attended by the heads of international organizations and their colleagues, a...

On August 28, 2017 in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan a solemn opening ceremony of the Turkmen-Afghan trading house "Turkmenistan" had been held. To participate in the celebrations on the occasion of the opening of the trading house, a representative delegation arrived from Turkmenistan, comprising of representatives of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, business circles and employees of the State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company. Fr...

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...

On August 23, 2017 President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived to the Republic of Armenia on an official visit. High-ranking representatives of Armenia met a high Turkmen guest at the International Airport of Yerevan. From the airport, the motorcade of the President of Turkmenistan went to the fashionable Radisson Blu hotel, where the residence was reserved for the head of Turkmenistan during the visit. On the 24th of August in the morning the cortege of the President of Tu...

Representatives of the company "Guinness World Records" recorded new attractions in Ashgabat as the largest in terms of the parameters of certain structures. This was certified by the certificates according to which the image of the horse decorating the podium of the Olympic stadium in the capital is recognized as the largest architectural symbol of the horse on the planet, and the Olympic Swimming Center is the world's largest indoor swimming pool, using the latest technologies and environmenta...

On August 17, 2017 the events on the occasion of 30 days before the beginning of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games started in the capital of Turkmenistan. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in all events, including the mass ecological action "A Day without motor transport", as well as in the ceremonies of the opening of social facilities. In the morning, the President of Turkmenistan kicked off the bike ride. The column headed by the head of state proceeded from the be...