Ju-jitsu International “Grand Slam” Tournaments and World Cup Tournament among Juniors started in Bangkok. From the very first day, the performances of our compatriots become triumphant: treasury of sporting achievements of Turkmenistan has been replenished with 29 medals, six of them are gold, nine – silver and 14 – bronze.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed the participants of the international conference “Foreign policy of neutral Turkmenistan: Cooperation for Peace and Progress"", dedicated to the Day of diplomatic workers of Turkmenistan with a welcoming speech.

Our players successfully won Malaysian team with 2:0 score. At the second minute of the match, captain of Turkmen team made wonderful pass to forward Alexander Vakhovskiy who sent the puck to the goal of the contester. He doubled the score after 10 minutes and clear shots of Ishan Veleyev, Yakub Berdiyev and Ezizmuhammed Akmuhammedov took our team to the leaders of the first period (5:0).

International conference “Foreign policy of neutral Turkmenistan: cooperation for peace and progress”, dedicated to the Day of Diplomatic Workers and the State Flag Day of Turkmenistan was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

At the official inauguration ceremony, held in the capital’s Ruhyet Palace, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov delivered an inaugural speech and identified tasks for a new stage of the country’s development.

The “Ascension” project, organized by the State News Agency of Turkmenistan and the Executive Committee for the preparation of 5th Asian Games, has reached its climax: the Crest of the Motherland and the symbol of Asian Games-2017 have been raised to the highest point of the country - Ayrybaba peak.

After inauguration ceremony of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the head of foreign policy department of Turkmenistan held the meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions accredited to our country and ambassadors of Turkmenistan abroad.

Upon completion of the inauguration ceremony at Ruhyyet Palace, the motorcade of the President of Turkmenistan, accompanied by the motorcycle escort which was replaced by the cavalry further along the route, proceeded to the Oguzhan Palace Complex. The cavalrymen carried the State Flag and the Presidential Standard of Turkmenistan.

Ceremonial inauguration of re-elected President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took place in Ruhiyet Palace. Having assumed the position, the Head of the State spoke to the participants and outlined main provisions of internal and foreign policy of the country for the next seven years.

Speaking during the ceremony of inauguration ceremony, the President of Turkmenistan emphasized the importance of enhancing the role of the Elders’ Council in the life of the state. Thus, the next session of the Elders’ Council to be held in Ahal Velayat this year will focus on the legislative amendments to the Provision on the Elders’ Council to enhance its importance, which will be further considered by the Mejlis of Turkmenistan.