On September 18, 2017 the press conference for the representatives of the media was held in the Media centre of the Olympic village. Substantive questions of the press conference 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 jou...

On September 18, 2017 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs there was a meeting on the adoption at the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council of the Declaration on the Encouragement of valuable contribution of the Refugees Olympic teams to consolidation of peace and human rights. Turkmen diplomats, political scientists, representatives of public organizations, mass media, teachers and students of higher educational institutions took part in the meeting. The fact that Turkmenistan was the in...

On September 17, 2017 in Ashgabat with the participation of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, heads of states and governments of several countries, prominent foreign figures, heads of international organizations and other honorary guests, the official opening ceremony of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games was held. In the second half of the day, the head of state arrived at the building of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, where participants...

The Head of the State addressed congratulation message to the personnel of energy industry on their professional holiday. Independent Turkmenistan, having huge resources of energy, is committed to high targets – to send these resources to systematic improvement of native people and to bring these resources to international energy markets for active integration to global economy, - the message says. Reliable and uninterrupted supply of domestic consumers, increase of export volumes of elect...

The results of Turkmenistan's participation in the International Specialized Exhibition "Astana EXPO-2017", which finishes its work on September 10, were summed up. The Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan O. Gurbannazarov announced this at a government meeting. Thematic core of the exposition was scientific developments and innovative projects in the field of energy, including in the field of renewable energy sources. The big place was given to the V Asian Games in the...

As part of the celebrations to mark 10 days until the start of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, an exhibition of BMW cars (to be used to transport athletes, guests and sports fans during the Games) has been arranged in front of the Sport Hotel in the Olympic Complex. As noted, a special program was developed to render excellent and efficient transport services to athletes, specialists and many guests, and to ensure well-organized road traffic management. The vehicles on display of...

Athletes of the country’s national kurash team undergo the final training session in one of the most picturesque places in Turkmenistan - Goekdere resort as part of preparation for the Games “Ashgabat 2017”, during which the best wrestlers will be determined. Athletes are prepared for the competitions by head coach of kurash team, Honored Trainer of Uzbekistan and World Champion Olimdzhon Khaitov. Having started under his instructions intensive trainings in April of current year, the Turkmen...