At the instruction of the head of state, the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs held a cycling training at the capital’s multifunctional Ashgabat Stadium on 1 June. Representatives of Guinness World Records proclaimed the event the largest cycling awareness-raising event in the world.

“I cordially congratulate you on the World Bicycle Day that is widely celebrated at the international level as well as in our country for the first time! I firmly believe that this international holiday that symbolizes the festivity of such universal ideals as peace, friendship, humanism will occupy a worthy place in the national calendar as a special date that enhances our unity and cohesion”, says President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in his Address.

By Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Mammedov, Karar Nepesovich was appointed deputy minister of trade and foreign economic relations of Turkmenistan.

11 transactions were registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Igor Makarov, the Head of ARETI International Group of Companies.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayip Erdogan had a telephone conversation.

On behalf of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) I extend congratulations to Turkmenistan on the outstanding leadership role played in initiating the World Bicycle Day, and I express my admiration for the scope of the diplomatic work conducted to unite 193 member states of the United Nations to adopt the Resolution declaring 3 June World Bicycle Day, states the letter by the President of the Union Cycliste Internationale, David Lappartient.

During the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on May 31, Vice-premier, Foreign Minister R. Meredov reported on the preparation to the participation of Turkmen delegation in coming session of the Heads of the Governments of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan on June 1.

At the session of the Government on May 31, Vice-premier P. Agamyradov informed the head of the State on the programme of international conference “Science, Technology and Innovations” in Ashgabat on June 12 – 13.

The programme of cultural events of June includes festival “Music of Nury Halmamedov – Ceaseless Melody of the Ages” in Ashgabat on June 18 – 21, Cultural Week in Ahal Velayat on June 22 – 27 and the events on occasion of the Day of Cultural and Art Personnel as well the Day of Magtumguly Poetry. Planned cultural events are aimed at the popularization of national spiritual heritage and modern achievements of the country.