In honor of the Ashgabat -2017 the Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan has issued two series of post stamps. One of them with the mascot of the Games – alabai Wepaly demonstrating all sports included in the program of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, another - with their icons. Together they represent a small "story" of symbolics of the Games. Considering that a post stamp is one of the attributes of statehood, such as flag, coat of arms, national anthem or passport, issue...

On September 11, 2017, a meeting with the Kuwaiti delegation headed by the Special Representative of the Emir, the Minister of Al-Diwan Al-Emiri Affairs of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the sides highly appreciated the current state of cooperation between the two countries in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres and discussed the need for...

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...

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 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...

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 September 1, 2017, on the initiative of the Russian side, a telephone conversation took place between the foreign ministers of Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation. Ministers discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, in particular, the preparations for the Turkmen-Russian summit.