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...

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...

During the session of the Government on September 8, R. Meredov, the Vice Premier and Foreign Minister 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 Turkmenistan during coming event. In this regard, it is propos...

Turkmenistan broadly celebrates 10 days countdown until the beginning of V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Celebration events take place simultaneously in Ashgabat and Mary Velayat where Games Torch lighting up ceremony at Galkynysh deposit will happen shortly. In the capital, the Sport Hotel of the Olympic village is the place of the event. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has arrived in the place of the event. Light vehicles presented to organizers of Ashgab...

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 fir...

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...

13 июня 2017 года в Ашхабаде состоялась встреча между Президентом Туркменистана Гурбангулы Бердымухамедовым и Генеральным секретарём Организации Объединённых Наций Антониу Гутеррешем.   В ходе переговоров Президент Туркменистана подчеркнул особую значимость визита Генерального секретаря ООН в контексте отмечаемого в текущем году 25-летия вступления Туркменистана в Организацию Объединённых Наций. Глава государства подтвердил, что полномасштабное и долгосрочное сотрудничество с ООН является неи...