US Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll and US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor, who are visiting Turkmenistan, took part in a cultural programme at the end of the official part of their visit. This was reported by IIC.

The guests visited the Turkmen State Circus. They were entertained by the ‘Galkynysh’ national equestrian games group, six-time world champions and winners of the 47th International Circus Festival in Monte Carlo.

In addition, the American representatives visited Ancient Nisa, located 18 kilometres from Ashgabat. The monument is part of the Nisa State Historical and Cultural Reserve and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The excursion covered both settlements — New and Old Nisa, dating from the 1st millennium BC to the 1st millennium AD.