By the outcomes of the Year of Honouring of the Heritage, Transformation of the Motherland and National Spring Holiday, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov enacted to award number of cultural, art and literature workers with monetary prizes from the President of Turkmenistan Charity Fund.

For deserving contribution to the development of national culture, journalism and educational sphere, training of art workers, upbringing of the youth successes in public activity as well as taking into account special merits to the State and the people, high performance and professionalism, years of hard work and on the outcomes of the Year of Honouring of the Heritage and Transformation of the Motherland and on occasion of National Spring Holiday, number of cultural, art and educational sphere workers are awarded with state prizes and titles by the Decree of the Head of the State.

President of Kyrgyz Republic Almazbek Atambayev, Head of the Executive Power of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdulla Abdulla, Secreatry General of the CIS IPA A. Sergeyev addressed their congratulations to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Turkmen people.

“This holiday recreate historical and cultural traditions and spiritual and moral values of original culture of many peoples of the planet including the Turkmens, - the message of the head of the State says. – International Novruz Day is an embodiment of peace, good neighbourhood, humanity and creative initiatives.

Regular nineteenth meeting of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of the fifth convocation took place in Ashgabat, which resulted in adoption of a number of laws and normative legal acts. The draft legislative acts submitted for consideration were unanimously approved and adopted by the national parliament.

The Mejlis of Turkmenistan elected Yazdursun Gurbannazarova to the post of the Ombudsman. The corresponding decree of the National Parliament “On the election of the Ombudsman” was adopted at the regular nineteenth meeting of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of fifth convocation, which took place today.

The forthcoming commissioning of the first in Turkmenistan and the largest on the territory of Central Asia Garlyk Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise means the birth of a new branch of the national economy - the mining industry with the use of the most advanced scientific and technological achievements in this field.

The President of Turkmenistan, Supreme-Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, signed the Decree on military discharge from the Armed Forces and other branches of the military of Turkmenistan of servicemen doing compulsory military service, and the regular conscription for the citizens of Turkmenistan.

10 high-rise apartment blocks, including three houses for 54 apartments and seven houses for 36 apartments, were commissioned today in the capital’s residential area, Parahat-7, located in the southeastern part of Ashgabat.

World Jujitsu Junior Tournament, where Turkmen sportsmen showed good result and won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals, was completed in the capital of Greece. The success was achieved in “ne-vaza” discipline (wrestling version of Japanese martial art).