Today the administrative center of the northern region of our country the city of Dashoguz hosted the match of the third round of the qualifying round of the Asian Cup 2019 between the national teams of Turkmenistan and Bahrain. In the course of a tense competition, the hosts lost the game with the score 1:2.

UN Secretary General António Guterres, who is on a working visit in Ashgabat, said that the UN is ready to cooperate with the countries of Central Asia in the economic sectors.

UN Secretary General António Guterres, in his talks with President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov in Ashgabat, highly appreciated the assistance provided by Turkmenistan to Afghanistan.

The UN Secretary General, who is currently on the working visit in Ashgabat, highly appreciated the role of neutrality of Turkmenistan in provision of peace and stability.

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who is currently on the working visit in Ashgabat, expressed the gratitude to Turkmenistan for assistance to the refugees and stateless persons.

The invitation was uttered during the negotiations of the Head of the State and the UN Secretary General. We pay not only sports but also large political and social importance to these competitions, - the President of Turkmenistan said. Today, sports becomes more important element of human cooperation, the tool of mutual understanding and tolerance in relations between the states and the nations, people of different confessions and beliefs.

During the meeting, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid particular attention to the cooperation on the Sustainable Development Goals, including climate change and environment protection.

During today’s meeting, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres discussed the condition and prospects of cooperation included in the global agenda.

We are willing t continue cooperating with the UN on the energy security and sustainable energy issues, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov highlighted in his speech during the talks with the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Transport sustainable development is one of the priority directions in implementation of the Goals of Sustainable Development, - President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said during talks with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres today.