On 11 October, 2017 President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived to Sochi on a working visit to take part in a meeting of the CIS Council of the Heads of State. As an associated member of the Commonwealth of Independent States, our country actively participates in CIS affairs, promoting the development of fruitful cooperation in a wide range of areas both in bilateral and multilateral formats. In frames of preparation for the Summit on October 10 in Sochi hosted a meeting of...

On 9 October 2017 in Ahal Velayat under the chairmanship of the President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov began its work the regular meeting of the Council of Elders of Turkmenistan. The forum addressed the important issues of further comprehensive development of the country, implementation of progressive socio-economic and democratic transformations and reforms. The members of the Government, heads of the Mejlis, ministries and departments, military and law enforcement agencies, political parties...

More than 500 foreign journalists work in these days in Turkmenistan, promptly covering the course of the V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. For the representatives of the foreign press in the Media Center of the Olympic town all conditions for fruitful and efficient work were created. At the disposal of the accredited journalists at the competitions - the best modern technology, they are provided with a connection with the editions of their media and comfortable working premises. The Cen...

On September 22, 2017, at the Government meeting, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov instructed on behalf of the National Olympic Committee to reward the members of the refugee team with honorary awards and gifts for their active participation in the V Asian Indoor Games and Martial Arts, emphasizing that this step is the first practical implementation of the Declaration "On Encouragement of Valuable Contribution of the Refugees Olympic Teams to Consolidation of Peace and Human...

On September 18, 2017 the press conference for the representatives of the media was held in the Media centre of the Olympic village. Substantive questions of the press conference were aimed at strengthening productive relations, improving the efficiency of joint measures on coverage of sports competitions of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.  The meeting participants emphasized that cooperation of Turkmenistan’s mass media representatives with sports press associations, leading jou...

On September 16, 2017 the first game day in the V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games ended. The official opening of the Games took place on September 17, but the first sets of jiu-jitsu and the national Turkmen wrestling awards was played, the futsal team matches started. As a result of the first day of the competition, the Turkmen team leads with 37 medals, including 16 gold, 14 silver and 7 bronze medals. The first "gold" in the treasury of the national team brought the competition in jiu-...

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...