Cooperation in the field of sports were discussed

A meeting between the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Armenia Muhammetgeldi Ayazov and the Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia Karen Giloyan was held.

During the meeting, attention was paid to issues of cooperation in the field of sports within the framework of the Memorandum of understanding between government bodies responsible for sports, signed in 2017.

Karen Giloyan informed the Ambassador that the northern city of Armenia Gyumri has been declared the Sports Capital of the CIS countries in 2024, where the conference of the Council on Physical Culture and Sports of the CIS countries will be held. Since 1 September 2023 Gyumri chairs the Council on Physical Culture and Sports of the CIS countries.

Ambassador M. Ayazov, in his turn, noted that Turkmenistan has become the venue for major international sporting events and expressed his gratitude for the active participation of Armenian athletes in the mentioned events.

The parties expressed their readiness for mutual participation of sportsmen of the two states in sports and educational events in both countries.

In this context, it is noteworthy to mention that Turkmen sportsmen, namely weightlifters and swimmers, passed training camps in sports complexes in Armenia before the Tokyo Olympics. Online chess master classes have taken place in the past, and every year the Embassy in Yerevan holds a bike ride dedicated to the World Bicycle Day.