Tickets for the upcoming Ashgabat 2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games will go on sale across the country on Saturday 29 July. With more than 700,000 tickets available for more than 220 sessions, spectators will be able to watch the best athletes from Asia and Oceania compete over 12 days of competition and across 21 sports. All session, including preliminary rounds and medal events, can be found on the Sport Competition Schedule, which the public can reference to choose the events th...

The Ashgabat Declaration adopted as a result of the meeting of the "High-level Dialogue of Central Asia-UN" on the implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia, held on June 13, 2017 in Ashgabat, was released in official languages of the United Nations Organization as an official document of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council.

On June 5, 2017, the three-day Central Asian International Environmental Forum, under the motto "The Initiative for Cooperation on Environment and Sustainable Development in Central Asia", began its work in the hotel "Yildiz" in Ashgabat. Representatives of the Central Asian governments, leaders and representatives of international and regional organizations, diplomatic missions working in Turkmenistan, leading experts in the field of environmental protection, representatives of the ecologica...

On May 31, 2017, a media forum, dedicated to the 28th session of the International Energy Charter Conference was held in Ashgabat. The forum was attended by foreign and domestic journalists, experts, representatives of relevant ministries and departments. In particular, representatives of about 30 international news agencies and publications such as AzerTaj, Russia-24, Bernama (Malaysia), the News of Uzbekistan, the Belarusian Telegraph Agency, the Anatolian news agency, “China Electric Power...

On May 30, 2017, International Energy Charter Forum started its work in Ashgabat under the chairmanship of Turkmenistan in the Energy Charter Conference in 2017. The forum is titled: "Towards a multilateral framework agreement on transit of energy resources" to stimulate meaningful discussions on the role of transit in global energy security and sustainable development. Representatives of relevant ministries and departments, representatives of international organizations, industrial sector an...

On May 23, 2017, the 8th International Gas Congress (TGC-2017) and an industry-specific exhibition commenced its work in the Avaza National Tourism Zone. The organizers of a large specialized forum were the State Concern “Turkmengaz” and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. More than 300 delegates from 36 countries of the world arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the current forum. Among them are heads of the largest oil and gas, service and consulting companies, repres...

On behalf of the people of Turkmenistan as well as personally, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed deep condolences to the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques, the King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in relation with decease of his brother, Prince Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.  “I pray God to grace fortitude and courage to all members of your family” – the message says.  The Head of Turkmen State conveyed the words of deep sympathy and support in this har...