Today, the capital hosted the opening of the international exhibition-fair «Kids Expo: all for children». In the country of happy childhood - our beloved country – the holding of this large-scale exhibition on the threshold of the new academic year has already become a noble tradition.

The annual specialised exposition serves as a platform uniting leading local and world companies, which manufacture goods for children and teenagers, and render services in the education sphere and training.

In the morning, on the festively decorated area before the Chamber of Commerce and Industry numerous visitors, which included heads of the Mejlis, members of the Government, representatives of ministries and departments, public organisations, and heads of diplomatic missions accredited in our country and international organisations gathered.

The opening ceremony of the international exhibition-fair was filled with song and musical and dancing numbers of children's creative groups. The performance of children from creative centre "Jahan" was especially impressive. As known, its children take an active part in festivals and cultural actions held both in our country, and abroad, bringing a proper contribution to popularisation of national culture and art in the world.

Participants of the ceremony with great attention heard a welcoming message of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent to participants of the international exhibition-fair «Kids Expo: all for children».

The head of the state warmly congratulated the gathered with the beginning of the work of the international exhibition-fair, which is held in white marble-coated Ashgabat in the year of the Era of Revival of the new epoch of the powerful state, declared «Independent neutral Turkmenistan - the homeland of purposeful winged horses».

As is marked in the message, «the present large scale exhibition-fair will allow profile companies, educational centres and international organisations to present the services and production for children, the latest solutions and perspective trends of development».

The President of the country especially underlined the significance of the international review in enrichment of the scientific and creative potential of the youth and pointed out that modern education, which has united digital and intellectual achievements, gives the youth really great opportunities for living the life not only through knowledge, but also through expansion of outlook, promotion of moral principles and development of creative skills.

Then gathered familiarised with the interesting and informative stands of the international exhibition-fair prepared by more than 100 leading local and foreign educational centres and enterprises, which specialise in manufacture of children's furniture, toys, conditioning agents, school accessories and manuals, and nutritious food mixes.

Exhibition stands devoted to the humanitarian activity of the Charity Fund for Providing Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship named after Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and medical production, which is produced by the enterprise «Arkadag Medisina Klasteri Menejment» evoked a great interest in visitors.

As known, from the moment of its establishment, the Fund on a regular basis allocates money resources for various operations on children needing guardianship, medical institutions of the capital and velayats of the country and for treatment and purchase of medical agents for young compatriots who are brought up in children's homes, specialised schools and boarding schools.

National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty Hero-Arkadag surrounds the rising generation with all-round care, creates all possibilities for children without parental support in connection with various vital circumstances.

As Hero-Arkadag underlines, every child in our country will be surrounded with proper guardianship and the state will stand behind them like a rock. With these purposes, the Council of Elders created under the Fund, attaches a special significance to education of the growing generation on the basis of noble traditions and customs inherited from our ancestors.

At present, the enterprise «Arkadag Medisina Klasteri Menejment» makes various kinds of the baby food enriched with vitamins, and medical goods of daily demand. The given enterprise was presented with the certificate of the System of Certification of Turkmenistan for conformity of quality that testifies that production made by the enterprise meets the highest requirements. The baby food and local medical products, the assortment of which is regularly replenished, attest to successful realisation of the Government program «Saglyk», developed under Hero-Arkadag and nowadays successfully carried out under the leadership of Arkadagly Hero Serdar.

The international exhibition-fair offers parents, who get ready for the new academic year, favourable offers on acquisition of various school accessories and clothes. So, in the pavilion of the Ministry of Textile Industry a wide choice of various clothes prepared by textile and sewing enterprises of the country for schoolchildren is presented.

The Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan, in turn, organised an original school market where a great number of educational accessories are collected. One should mark that domestic private commodity producers make the most part of offered production.

At stands of the Ministries of Education and Culture and sports federations one can see large-scale possibilities created for physical and spiritual development of the younger generation, and perfection of its creative abilities. Thanks to creation of such modern conditions, schoolchildren successfully perform in international competitions and obtain prize-winning places. The organisation of high-grade rest of children is also constantly in the focus of attention. Exhibition stands of the local children's improving centres brightly reflect the cheerful moments of summer leisure. In the current season thousands of children had a rest and improved their health in the centres located in Gökdere, Avaza and regions of our fatherland to meet the academic year with new strength and big enthusiasm.

At the stand of the Advertising Management of the State Committee of Turkmenistan for TV, Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography, cartoon films for children and books issued in national colour are presented.

Turkmenistan successfully and consistently puts into practice the Goals of sustainable development proclaimed by the United Nations Organization and fruitfully co-operates with other states and authoritative international structures. Among participants of the forum is the old partner of our country - Children's Fund of the United Nations (UNICEF) which takes an active part in programs realised in our country in the field of protection of motherhood and childhood, all-around development of the growing generation, improvement of social living conditions of families, perfection of education systems and public health services, and popularisation of principles of healthy way of life.

During the forum, residents and visitors of the capital can familiarise with numerous stands where a wide spectrum of various products of thematic orientation are presented. Visitors of the exhibition are attracted with a rich assortment of high-quality goods intended for children of different ages.

A wide choice of goods for new-borns - clothes, ware, nutritious mixes for babies, means of hygiene and other production of domestic and world manufacturers evokes a great interest, first of all in young parents. Among foreign participants of the international exhibition-fair - the large companies from such countries, as Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Federal Republic of Germany, People’s Republic of China, Republic of Türkiye , the Russian Federation and the United States of America.

Taking into account the fact that Turkmen people surround with special respect large families, organizers of the exhibition gave particular attention to this aspect at decoration of pavilions. The exhibition not only serves as a fine platform for demonstration of possibilities of business, but also includes the whole complex of actions for parents and children. The developed stands delight young citizens. Stands with various toys, board games and developing manuals especially attract children.

An important role in solution of issues on manufacture of the high-quality, competitive production which is in great demand both in the country, and abroad, is given to by members of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan. In recent years, our state adopts consecutive steps on active advancement of import replacing goods to in foreign markets with the trademark «Made in Turkmenistan».

Production of domestic food-processing industry - baby food, fruit juice, carbonated drinks, confectionery with different excellent taste and quality, - is in great demand with buyers and is widely known. It is necessary to notice that the goods of local manufacturers presented there are packed and issued according to the accepted international ecological standards and aesthetic requirements. The large trading networks specialising in realisation of various goods for children also take part in the exhibition.

A high interest in stands of educational centres testifies to the fact that in our state a huge significance is attached to science, education and the rising generation education. Indeed, the youth having a broad outlook and highly moral is the future of our land. At the exhibition-fair one could get consultations for choice of trade and training in famous foreign high schools. In our country, fine conditions are created for learning foreign languages and development of exact sciences. The businessmen who have established educational centres with advanced and effective methods of training, bring a powerful contribution to education of intellectually developed younger generation of Turkmen nationals.

Thanks to successful continuation of far-sighted initiatives of Hero Arkadag by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, in recent years, in the country the large scale programs directed to maintenance of all conditions for happy life, harmonious development of the rising generation, its high-grade rest, practise of creativity and sports, expansion of outlook are realised. With these purposes, the reliable state system covering such aspects, as legislative support of families, motherhood and childhood protection, introduction of the best world experience in the education sphere is created.

On the threshold of the new academic year, the pavilions with school accessories evoke a particular interest. Here it is possible to get at favourable prices all necessary for study, and children's furniture. Like at the school fairs annually developed in the last month of summer in all corners of the country, visitors can choose a school uniform, footwear, writing-books and many other things.

State and private structures, and foreign companies participating in the exhibition-fair, are provided favourable conditions for acquaintance of the wide public with their activity, production and services.

The main feature of «Kids Expo» this year is an active participation of young citizens for whom interactive game zones are created.

Within the review, the great attention is given to entertaining technologies. In specially equipped zones in the game form in such areas as nature, technics and anatomy, due interest is evoked in children in future trades. Young Turkmen nationals within all days of the work of the exhibition under the leadership of skilled instructors can be engaged in creativity, cookery and many other interesting kinds of activity, expanding their views of virtual and digital world, various branches of science.

The international exhibition-fair differs with a variety of entertainments for children. The sonorous laughter of kids is accompanied with bright performances of fantastic heroes, characters of cartoon films and actors-animators. Presentations of new children's editions are of great importance in increase of interest of the rising generation in reading books, getting knowledge and training.

Within the action, the first 3D-animation serial created by domestic animators was displayed and presentation of digital platform of children's entertaining content «Nowça», created by the Advertising Management of the State Committee for TV, Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography was also held. On the digital platform, the illustrated electronic books for children, Turkmen and foreign cartoon films are provided and one should note that the platform allows carrying out parental control.

The tournament in chess among schoolchildren is included in the exhibition program and it will allow revealing the most talented representatives of this intellectual game. Participation in the competition of young chess players almost from 10 countries of the world testifies to its wide scale. Besides it, children can visit master classes of trainers of the International School Chess Federation and masters-grand masters.

The international exhibition-fair is rich with useful actions for parents, experts involved in process of training and education. In particular, consultations concerning a choice of future trade for children and advantage of breast-feeding are organised.

In days of the international exhibition-fair displays of children's clothes, demonstration of projects in robotics, organisation of competitions in mental arithmetic are also provided. These actions not only will make unforgettable impressions and joyful emotions on children, but will also increase their love in their fatherland, which surrounds them with all-round care.

In spite of the fact that the exhibition-fair motto - «All for children», the events held in its frameworks, will leave nobody indifferent. The exhibition platform invites all into the surprising and magic world where the happy life of the younger generation - the future of our land, which thanks to efforts of Hero-Arkadag and Arkadagly Hero Serdar, finds its best reflection and heads towards new heights of development.

The international exhibition-fair «Kids Expo: all for children» will finish its work on August 22 and corresponding diplomas will be handed to its participants.