On September 18, 2017, there was a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Japan on parliamentary issues, Mr. Hori Manabu, who arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the opening ceremony of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Hori Manabu congratulated Turkmenistan on the successful holding of the opening ceremony of the 5th Asian Games. During the meeting, the parties disc...

Substantive questions of the press conference, held in the Olympic village 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 journalists would be mutually beneficial exchange of experience, and positively impact on increasing the le...

Sport relay of Ashgabat 2017 Games is picking up revolutions. September 18 was very successful for Turkmenistan National team that supplemented the collection of sport achievements of the country with 25 different medals including 13 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze. This achievement improved the leadership of our team in total medal count. By the outcomes of all days, national team has 62 medals including 29 gold, 21 silver and 12 bronze.  Today, as it was expected the success was on our side dur...

Declaration on Encouragement of valuable contribution of the Refugees Olympic teams to consolidation of peace and human rights initiated by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was unanimously adopted in Geneva, where 36th session of the United Nations Council for Human Rights is held these days. I was lately joined by Brazil.  29 countries UN members including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, France, Georgia, Japan, Kazakhsta...

On the second day at the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, futsal tournament continued and tennis and Muaythai competitions began. The central court of the Olympic Village saw the Turkmen tennis player, Isa Mametgulyev, outpoint Bira Tebatibunga of Kiribati 6:2, 6:0 in two sets. Isa will now compete in the second round of the tournament. Two more matches followed in women’s tennis. Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia and Ruby Coffin of Fiji will advance to the second round. Six first si...

The official opening ceremony of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games is well underway in the Turkmen capital. It is attended by President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, heads of state and government of some countries, foreign leading figures and other honorary guests.  In the afternoon, the head of state arrived at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Among those who gathered to mark the event were Cabinet Deputies Chairman, Ashgabat city khyakim, senior officials of military and law enf...

The President of Turkmenistan made a speech at the opening ceremony of the 5th Asian indoor and martial arts games.  «Today in Ashgabat we start the 5th Asian indoor and martial arts games. I warmly congratulate on this significant event my compatriots, our dear visitors, international sports public, - the head of the state told.  7 years ago - on December 17, 2010 - in the city of Al Kuwait a bilateral document between the Olympic committee of Turkmenistan and the Olympic Council of Asia...