Implementation of e-payment system in public transport has started in the capital of Turkmenistan, said an article in the online newspaper of the country’s Oil and Gas Complex Sept. 21.

Turkmenistan is known worldwide for its huge oil and gas reserves, however it is not the only resource which brings the country most of its income.

Turkmenistan remains a key natural gas holder in the center of Eurasia, an area which has long failed to realize its huge potential due to geopolitical developments and economic changes.

The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games are underway in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, said a message posted on the event's official website www.ashgabat2017.com.

The Turkmen parliament hosted a meeting with Azerbaijani delegation headed by Parliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov, the Turkmen government said Sept. 19.

The meeting between Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev, who arrived in the country to participate in large-scale celebrations in honor of the opening of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts games, was held on September 17, the Turkmen government reported.

The bilateral relations between Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan are dynamically developing, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said.

Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain paid a three-day official visit to Turkmenistan, the Pakistan Observer newspaper wrote.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is expected to pay an official visit to Turkmenistan on September 17 at the invitation of the country’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry’s press service reported.

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has recently received Kuwait’s Amiri Diwan Affairs Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Turkmen Dovlet Habarlary state news service reported.