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...

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, 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.

The Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili was in Ashgabat on an official visit on August 29-30, 2017. On August 30, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with the chairman of the Georgian government Giorgi Kvirikashvili. Greeting the Prime Minister of Georgia, the President of Turkmenistan noted with satisfaction the traditionally friendly nature of the interstate dialogue, successfully developing both in bilateral and multilateral formats, within authorit...

On August 30, 2017, the third meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Turkmen-Georgian Commission for Economic Cooperation was held in Ashgabat. Leaders and leading experts of the sectoral ministries and departments of the two countries took part in the meeting. Opening the meeting, the co-chairmen of the commission noted with satisfaction the high level of interstate dialogue and confirmed the readiness of Turkmenistan and Georgia to actively expand the productive partnership. One of the s...