The Central bank of the country dated circulation of modified samples of banknotes of 2017 with denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 manats and also issue of commemorative gold and silver coins «Ashgabat Olimpiya stadiony» worth 100 manats each to the opening of the 5th Asian indoor and martial arts games. As informed in the press release of the main bank of the country, the basic supplement on the obverse of banknotes, the design and colour of which are kept in the former view, is the s...

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 Turkmen pilgrims, who made a hajj during Gurban bayram to Mecca and Medina, came back.  On the eve of the main festivity of Muslims our 160 compatriots - representatives of velayats and capital went to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where they joined millions of pilgrims who arrived from all corners of the world to worship the sacred Kaaba. A special flight for Turkmen nationals was organised by «Turkmenhowayollary" Civil Aviation Service by the order of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. ...

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...

The Torch of V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games were lit up at super giant gas deposit Galkynysh in Mary Velayat. The participants of the ceremony were addressed with the words of encouragement by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov from the capital by TV spacebridge. Traditional Turkmen tents with the hearth in the central one according to tradition were installed at the territory of the field where celebration performance takes place. Young man shot an arrow that were set on fire b...

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...

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...