At the session of the Government on September 7, Vice-premier, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov informed on the preparation to the 55th session of Asian Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) General Assembly in Ashgabat on September 30 – October 5. As is known, the ABU was established in 1964. As for today, 279 TV and Radio companies from 73 countries are the members of the Union. The State Committee for Television, Radio and Cinematography has been accepted as full member of the ABU in April 2012. Speaking of the importance of high level organization of coming session of the Asian Pacific Broadcasting Union General Assembly, Turkmen leader highlighted that organization of this representative forum in Turkmen capital would support the intensification of fruitful international partnership and beneficial exchange of practices in TV and Radio broadcasting.