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...

On August 18, 2017, the fifth regular meeting of the joint Turkmen-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission took place in Ashgabat. The co-chairman of the commission from the Turkmen side was the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan           R. Meredov, and the Pakistani side was headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr. Khawaja Muhammad Asif. A wide range of issues related to the priority areas fo...

On August 11, 2017, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr. Murad Ashraf Janjua. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the current state of relations, as well as discussed further intensification of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Noting the dynamic development of political and diplomatic cooperation, the parties dis...

On August 8, 2017, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left for a two-day official visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan. At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, decorated with the State Flags of the two countries, officials greeted President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on Azerbaijani soil. From the airport the motorcade of the President of Turkmenistan went to the residence of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan "Zagulba". Here, in the square, a ceremony of an offi...

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...

On July 19, 2017 the fourth meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov, the Republic of Azerbaijan E.Mammadyarov and the Republic of Turkey M.Chavushoglu was held in Baku. The main goal of the meeting was the preparation for the Summit of the Heads of the three states, which will be held till the end of this year in Turkmenistan. In this context, the foreign ministers discussed a number of issues related to further cooperation between the three countries and iden...

On July 3, 2017 President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani arrived in Ashgabat on an official visit. This visit is intended to be another important step on the way to further strengthening and developing traditionally friendly interstate relations. After the official ceremony of the meeting of the President of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in the Oguzkhan Palace Complex, the leaders of the two countries held one-to-one negotiations. Then the talks continued...