Ashgabat hosted a regional seminar on the efficiency of drug prevention national programmes. Representatives of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan as well as UNODC Expert Hanna Heikkila (Austria) and Regional Coordinator Nadeem Rehman (Iran) arrived in the Turkmen capital to take part in the meeting.

These days, the country traditionally celebrated the graduation ceremonies in the higher educational institutions of military and law-enforcement bodies of the country –the Military Institute of the Ministry of Defence of Turkmenistan, the Naval Institute of the Ministry of Defence of Turkmenistan, the Institute of State Border Service, Institute of National Security and Institute of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Turkmenistan. Main festivities were held in the square in front of the Constitution Monument in the capital city.

On the significant occasion - Day of Science, a grand ceremony of awarding the winners of the annual competition of scientific works among the youth organized by the Central Council of Youth Organization of Turkmenistan named after Magtymguly in association with the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan was held in the conference hall of the Magtymguly Turkmen State University.

Last week, the national TV- and radio-channels broadcasting started in Turkmenistan via the «TürkmenÄlem 52°E» communication satellite. The telecontent users may take advantage of its services by turning their aerials towards 52 degree east longitude.

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.

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.

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.

Last week, Mary hosted an international scientific conference – “Ancient Merv –a cultural centre of the Turkic world”, held within the framework of the events devoted to declaring Mary a cultural capital of the Turkic world for 2015.

In the frames of the holiday events devoted to the Day of City, the opening in the Turkmenbashi Avenue of the National Trade Centre of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan took place in the capital.