ArmInfo. Presidents of Armenia and Turkmenistan Serzh Sargsyan and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov (who is on an official visit to Yerevan) issued a statement for the press following the talks.
According to the website of the Golden Age, Turkmen leader noted that during the meeting the parties reaffirmed mutual desire to support to the strengthening of global peace and stability, the establishment of principles of trust and mutual understanding in international relations. At the same time, the readiness was expressed to develop partnership in this direction, both in a bilateral format, and within the framework of UN, OSCE, CIS and other international structures.
According to Berdimuhamedov, the sides agreed on further consolidation of efforts to contradict the challenges and threats of international security, including in the sphere of struggle with terrorism, transnational crime and illegal turnover of drugs. President of Turkmenistan especially stressed that the current meeting strengthened the foundations of a qualitatively new and more dynamic partnership in trade and economic sphere. The most promising areas were trade, energy, transport and communications, agriculture, health care, textile industry, the importance of developing direct contacts and business ties between business structures was underlined.
Turkmen leader also said that the humanitarian aspects of bilateral relations had been given great attention at the talks and an agreement was reached to fully support the aspiration of the peoples of the two countries to close communication, study the rich cultural and historical heritage, create conditions for creative cooperation between cultural and art workers of Turkmenistan and Armenia. Berdimuhamedov recalled that in September of this year in the capital of Turkmenistan, the city of Ashgabat, the 5th Asian Games in closed premises and in martial arts will take place. In this regard, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan was invited to visit Turkmenistan to participate in the opening ceremony of the Games, which will be held on September 17.
ArmInfo. The official magazine and video of the forthcoming V Asian Games in the closed premises and the martial arts Ashgabat-2017, which will be held in the Turkmen capital from September 17 to September 27, are presented.
ArmInfo. A press conference, dedicated to V Asian Games indoors and martial arts to be held from 17 to 27 September 2017 in the capital of Turkmenistan, was organized on January 18, 2017 at the Olympic village in Ashgabat. The press conference was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the State Committee of Turkmenistan for Sport, the Executive Committee for the preparation of V Asian Games and the National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan.