In Turkmenistan on the eve of celebration the Day of Constitution and poetry of Mahtumkuli Fragi, the monument of the original architectural form was opened in honor of the great Turkmen poet and thinker in the border province of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

The “Dayanch” Children’s Sanatorium of the National Center of trade unions in the “Avaza” National Tourist Zone, where, as it was previously reported, on May 15, children from different regions of neighboring Uzbekistan arrived at the invitation of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov for 10-day-long recreation, hosted sports and creative contests.

The solemn opening of the kindergarten ""Dostluk"" was held in Cișmichioi village of Vulcănești district of Gagauzia Autonomous Territorial Unit (ATU) of the Republic of Moldova, which was built on the initiative of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov as a gift to the brotherly people.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening ceremony of another complex of facilities of living estate “Tyaze Zaman” of Ruhabat etrap of Ashgabat.

At the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games ongoing in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, fighters of the Greco-Roman style entered the struggle for the championship, including the Turkmen sportsmen, who on the first day won one bronze medal. And meanwhile, our athletes reached the final in boxing competitions.

The International Scientific and Practical Conference “Constitution of Turkmenistan - the legal framework for development” was held in a conference hall of the Turkmen State University named after Mahtumkuli, timed to the significant date - 25th anniversary of adopting the country’s Main Law and the Mahtumkuli Fragi’s Poetry Day.

In his letter to President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, President of the Asian Kickboxing Confederation Nasser Nassiri has congratulated Turkmen athletes on their success at the Asian Kickboxing Championship (that took place at the Ashgabat Olympic Complex), and on our national team’s victory in the team event.

Boxer Arslanbek Achilov in the weight category up to 81 kg fought with representative of the team of Cote d’Ivoire A. Kone in Baku. The bout was the shortest fight in the present Games. I had lasted only two minutes, during which the opponent was knocked down twice. The fight was stopped because of the obvious advantage of our athlete.

In the IV Islamic Solidarity Games in the Azerbaijani capital, Merdan Atayev won the silver medal in the 50 meter backstroke event, which he finished in 25.82 seconds. It became a new national record, which exceeds the previous one, set by him during the Asian Championship in Tokyo (Japan) in 2016, by 0.06 seconds.

Ashgabat has hosted the 20th Conference of the Humanitarian Association of the World’s Ethnic Turkmens. Timed to coincide with the national holiday – Constitution and Magtymguly Fragi’s Poetry Day, the forum was attended by representatives of the Turkmen diasporas from different countries, and delegates from all parts of our country. Prior to the conference, participants laid flowers at the Constitution Monument.