Young Turkmen chess players have won two silver medals at the World School Chess Championship in the city of Iasi (Romania), where several hundred sportsmen from some 40 countries arrived to compete. Azat Nurmammedov (under 15) from the city of Ashgabat and Farkhad Kazimov (under 17) from the city of Mary have become silver medalists.

Our fellow countrymen have performed successfully at the Ashihara Karate Open Eurasian Cup. Some 200 karatekas from 15 countries competed for medals in the harshest martial art at the tournament in Budapest (Hungary). In our team Farkhat Jumaev has achieved the best result and won a gold medal. Muhammet Nurgeldiev has become a silver medal winner. Izzat Tairov and Myahri Khajieva are bronze medalists.

President of the United States of America Donald Trump sent his congratulations to President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov on Novruz Bayramy. The letter states that many people in America also observed this festival, which is a celebration of renewal and rebirth.

Owing to successful implementation of national programmes aimed at social and economic progress of Turkmenistan, the population of our country is provided with high comfort living equipped with modern furniture and household items built with application of modern technologies, - is mentioned in the message of the Head of the State.

In Ashkhabad the month for combat of tobacco smoking has been given a start. In the action directed to the preservation and strengthening of public health, representatives of departments, khyakimlik of the capital, public organisations and the youth have taken part.

Plenipotentiary and extraordinary ambassador of the republic of Azerbaijan to the Russian Federation, national actor of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan Polad Bilbil ogly has sent the President of Turkmenistan the letter of his sincere gratitude for the honorary title «National actor of Turkmenistan» awarded.

You dedicated all your life to the development of the culture of native people, song and musical art and specially to opera. You made large contribution in upbringing of young talented art personnel, - the message of the Head of the State says.

The 6th meeting of foreign ministers of the countries participating in the Dialogue ""Central Asia + Japan"" was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Foreign ministers of Japan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the meeting.

In April, on the basis of the capital's Olympic town, three Asian championships took place: kickboxing, weightlifting and swimming. During the competition, Turkmen athletes won 96 medals - 30 gold, 32 - silver and 34 - bronze. Moreover, in the fight tournament our compatriots took the first place in the team event.

Telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.