On September 28, 2017, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenca and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, the new head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Natalia Gherman, who arrived in the Turkmen capital and took part in the celebration of the closure of V Asian Games.  Expressing gratitude for the possibility of a personal meeting, the guests conveyed warm greetin...

On October 2, 2017 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to Turkmenistan, carried out at the invitation of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Turkmenistan and Russia have close positions on such key issues on the global agenda as the preservation and maintenance of universal peace and stability, countering the threats of international terrorism, extremism, disarmament issues, and the settlement of the situation in Afghanistan. B...

On September 27, 2017 the solemn ceremony of the official closing of the V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games with the participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was held at the Olympic Stadium in Ashgabat. Tens of thousands of spectators, guests and participants of the sports festival gathered to participate in the festivities at the Olympic Stadium of the Turkmen capital. Over half a thousand reporters and commentators from 82 countries covered the V Asian Games, telling not only...

On September 17, 2017 in Ashgabat with the participation of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, heads of states and governments of several countries, prominent foreign figures, heads of international organizations and other honorary guests, the official opening ceremony of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games was held. In the second half of the day, the head of state arrived at the building of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, where participants...

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...

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...

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...