“I express my cordial congratulations to you and all Turkmen people on occasion of V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat on September 17 – 27, - the message of President of France Emmanuel Macron says. Conduct if such significant event during these eleven days turned Ashgabat into sport capital of Asia and concentrated the attention of sport lovers from all over the world who was able to discover the beauty of the nature and heritage of your country as well as cordiality and hospitality of Turkmen people. You initiated the invention of the delegations of 19 Oceania countries to participate in the Games and I am glad to mention that French Republic was represented at V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games by the sportsmen from its two territories in the Pacific Ocean – the French Polynesia and New Caledonia.