The opening ceremony of the building complex of the school for air transport workers took place in Ashgabat.

Conference devoted to the successes and international cooperation in the field of nature protection and Worldwide Environmental Protection Day was held in Ashgabat, in the conference hall of office of departments of the agricultural complex of Turkmenistan.

Sport Dancing Championship of Turkmenistan was held in the capital’s “Galkynysh” Sport Complex. It hosted nearly 100 participants of three age groups – children’s, junior and adult. Besides standard program, which included the contests on 10 kinds of European and Latin American dances, there also was a Cup of “Cha-cha-cha”.

Summer season started in children’s health-improving centres in Turkmenistan. Recreation centres in Geokdere, Avaza and administrative centres of the regions welcome first holidaymakers.

Billiard Sport Federation of Turkmenistan was officially registered in Turkmenistan. It was immediately marked with holding of the First Championship of the country.

A charitable contribution of the President of Turkmenistan to the fund of the palace of orphans is another act of good will, humanism and mercy and evidence for the paternal care for the younger generation. The Turkmen leader donated the royalties for his books, which are very popular among the readers in our country and well known abroad through the translation into foreign languages, to mark International Children’s Day.

33 transactions were concluded at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

The opening ceremony of the international carpet exhibition took place in Ashgabat on the eve of Turkmen Carpet Day. The organizers of the large-scale forum are the Turkmenhaly State Association and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan.

On May 29, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mr. Abdul Malik, who presented the credentials to the head of state.

On May 28, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov presided over a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers the agenda of which was centered on consideration of a number of draft and focal issues of the state life.