President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met President of the Republic of Moldova Igor Dodon who arrived in Turkmen capital for participation in the opening events of V Asian Games.  Congratulating Turkmen Leader on the beginning of Ashgabat 2017 Games, the President of Moldova noted that events of such scale supports the activation of international relations and establishment of the atmosphere of trust and understanding.  President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov highlighted that Turkmenistan sees M...

President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain will take part in the opening ceremony of the 5th AIMAG President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain who arrived in our country for participation in celebrations devoted to the 5th Asian indoor and martial arts games.  The Turkmen leader warmly welcomed the honoured guest. Presidents of two countries were photographed in front of the national flags of Turkmenistan and Islamic Republi...

Bahrain taekwondo group are ready to perform in the arena of the 5th Asian Games in enclosed spaces and in martial arts, to officially start in less than ten days.  In this version of the Korean martial art on behalf of the smallest Arab nation, female trio – Wala’a Al-Dossari, sisters Juana and Jomana Mohammed – will compete in weight categories under 57 kg, 62 kg and 73 kg respectively. They have been trained by coach Tawfeeq Nuwaiser.  In Ashgabat 2017 Taekwondo competitions will be fea...

Turkmenistan prepares for construction of the Turkmenistan section of the Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan – India (TAPI) pipeline near the State border with Afghanistan and at the border-crossing. This has been reported at the Government session by Vice-Premier M.Babayev who supervises the oil and gas complex. Together with ILF Beratende Ingenieure GmbH (Germany), acting as the technical consultant of TAPI Pipeline Company Limited, and Allen & Overy LLP (Great Britain), acting as the le...

The Concept of the digital educational system development and the plan for its implementation has been approved in Turkmenistan. The corresponding decree was signed by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.  The document was adopted with a view to gradual improvement of the activity of educational institutions, wide application of digital resources, enrichment of the educational process and ensuring its compliance with world standards.  At the meeting of the Government it...

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...

On September 15, 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland, the UN Human Rights Council (UN HRC) adopted the Joint Statement of Turkmenistan and Brazil "On encouraging valuable contribution of Olympic refugee teams in strengthening peace and human rights", initiated by the Government of Turkmenistan. According to this document, UN HRC member states welcome the participation of refugees and refugee teams in major international multi-sport events, as pioneered in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and, most recentl...