In the morning President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left Ashgabat international airport for the Russian Federation, where the leader of the Turkmen state would attend the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi as a guest of honour at the invitation of the International Olympic Committee.
... About three hours later the President's plane landed at Sochi International Airport, where the high-ranking officials greeted the Turkmen leader.
The motorcade headed from the airport to the Rus sanatorium on the Black seashore - the official residence of the Turkmen leader during his working visit to Sochi.
In the afternoon, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, who had arrived in Sochi to attend the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.
Warmly, fraternaly greeting each other, the two leaders expressed satisfaction with an opportunity to exchange views on the current state and prospects for furthering the traditionally friendly, good neighbourly intergovernmental dialogue based on the age-old spiritual and cultural ties between Turkmen and Uzbek peoples.
The two leaders exchanged views on topical issues of Turkmen-Uzbek cooperation in its key areas. Focusing on the multifaceted potential for further enhancing mutually advantageous trade and economic partnership, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President Islam Karimov also emphasized the importance of strengthening traditional humanitarian and cultural contacts as an integral part of interstate relations. The promising areas of cooperation included sport that the two states took consistent measures to develop.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President Islam Karimov reaffirmed the commitment of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to traditional relations of friendship, good neighbourliness and constructive cooperation and expressed the wishes of happiness and prosperity to the brotherly peoples of the two countries.
Then the President of Turkmenistan attended an official reception given by President of the Russian Federation V. Putin in honour of heads of state and government, the UN, the Council of Europe, the International Olympic Committee and other organisations. Heads of state and government from about 50 countries attended the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi at the invitation of the International Olympic Committee.
RF President Vladimir Putin greeted the distinguished guests in the foyer of the Imperial banquet hall. After the distinguished guests had a collective picture taken against the background the official banner of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, an official reception was given. Cultural and art workers of the Russian Federation performed a concert.
Addressing the reception in honour of the distinguished guests of the Olympic Games, Vladimir Putin noted that the Olympic Games would contribute to enhancing an understanding between the peoples of the world.
Then President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov headed to the Fischt stadium - the venue of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
The opening ceremony began at 20:14 Moscow time, which symbolized the year of Russia's ever first Olympic Winter Games. According to experts, the show was the most technologically advanced in the history of ceremonies. A total of 12,000 people participated in the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.
Fifteen winter sports events united in seven Olympic sports are included in the programme of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, the competition of which had started and would last till February 23. Athletes will compete for a total of 98 sets of medals, which is 12 more than it was at the previous Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010.
The Olympic Games have the cultural programme. In general, the events of this scale produce a strong stimulating effect on the economy, cultural life and tourism industry, promote multifaceted international partnership and have the most positive impact on friendship and business contacts.
It is from these perspectives that the Turkmen leader considers the tasks of preparing for the V Asian Indoors and Martial Arts Games in the Turkmen capital. The preparations for the Asian Games were discussed at the recent meeting of the 2017 Asian Games Organizing Committee. The grandiose sporting event will give Ashgabat will not only an experience in organizing major sporting events, but also an outstanding legacy to promote sport and create the reserves of national teams for the Olympic Games.
The visit of the Turkmen leader to Sochi to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games will certainly give a new impetus to this work.
After the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games had finished, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov headed to Sochi airport and left for Ashgabat.
... About three hours later the President's plane landed at Sochi International Airport, where the high-ranking officials greeted the Turkmen leader.
The motorcade headed from the airport to the Rus sanatorium on the Black seashore - the official residence of the Turkmen leader during his working visit to Sochi.
In the afternoon, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, who had arrived in Sochi to attend the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.
Warmly, fraternaly greeting each other, the two leaders expressed satisfaction with an opportunity to exchange views on the current state and prospects for furthering the traditionally friendly, good neighbourly intergovernmental dialogue based on the age-old spiritual and cultural ties between Turkmen and Uzbek peoples.
The two leaders exchanged views on topical issues of Turkmen-Uzbek cooperation in its key areas. Focusing on the multifaceted potential for further enhancing mutually advantageous trade and economic partnership, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President Islam Karimov also emphasized the importance of strengthening traditional humanitarian and cultural contacts as an integral part of interstate relations. The promising areas of cooperation included sport that the two states took consistent measures to develop.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President Islam Karimov reaffirmed the commitment of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to traditional relations of friendship, good neighbourliness and constructive cooperation and expressed the wishes of happiness and prosperity to the brotherly peoples of the two countries.
Then the President of Turkmenistan attended an official reception given by President of the Russian Federation V. Putin in honour of heads of state and government, the UN, the Council of Europe, the International Olympic Committee and other organisations. Heads of state and government from about 50 countries attended the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi at the invitation of the International Olympic Committee.
RF President Vladimir Putin greeted the distinguished guests in the foyer of the Imperial banquet hall. After the distinguished guests had a collective picture taken against the background the official banner of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, an official reception was given. Cultural and art workers of the Russian Federation performed a concert.
Addressing the reception in honour of the distinguished guests of the Olympic Games, Vladimir Putin noted that the Olympic Games would contribute to enhancing an understanding between the peoples of the world.
Then President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov headed to the Fischt stadium - the venue of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
The opening ceremony began at 20:14 Moscow time, which symbolized the year of Russia's ever first Olympic Winter Games. According to experts, the show was the most technologically advanced in the history of ceremonies. A total of 12,000 people participated in the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.
Fifteen winter sports events united in seven Olympic sports are included in the programme of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, the competition of which had started and would last till February 23. Athletes will compete for a total of 98 sets of medals, which is 12 more than it was at the previous Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010.
The Olympic Games have the cultural programme. In general, the events of this scale produce a strong stimulating effect on the economy, cultural life and tourism industry, promote multifaceted international partnership and have the most positive impact on friendship and business contacts.
It is from these perspectives that the Turkmen leader considers the tasks of preparing for the V Asian Indoors and Martial Arts Games in the Turkmen capital. The preparations for the Asian Games were discussed at the recent meeting of the 2017 Asian Games Organizing Committee. The grandiose sporting event will give Ashgabat will not only an experience in organizing major sporting events, but also an outstanding legacy to promote sport and create the reserves of national teams for the Olympic Games.
The visit of the Turkmen leader to Sochi to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games will certainly give a new impetus to this work.
After the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games had finished, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov headed to Sochi airport and left for Ashgabat.