The Turkmenistan Carpet holiday was marked widely and solemnly in Turkmenistan. On the occasion of the significant date, in all cities and etraps were organized meetings, fine art exhibitions, contests, concerts and theatrical shows. The ceremonies of awarding and honoring the best masters of carpet-making and distinguished carpet makers were held in the enterprises of artistic carpet-weaving industry, at the factories and separate production shops of the State Corporation “Turkmenkhaly”, in social organizations of the country.

Last week, the Kyrgyz Republic hosted Turkmenistan’s Days of Culture. The Culture Days’ intensive program included numerous business and creative meetings, concerts, exhibitions, film shows, get-acquainted tours and, certainly, face-to-face communication which contributes to the direct perception of history, culture, art of the two neighboring peoples of the region.

Last week, the capital’s Expo Center “Sergi Kosgi” hoste XIV International universal exhibition “White City – Ashgabat”. Already traditional, the forum is assigned to demonstrate the achievements and developmental prospects of the Turkmen capital in the sphere of town building and to determine the key trends of cooperation in the sector.

On May 18, festive events were held countrywide to mark a remarkable date of the national calendar – Constitution and Magtymguly’s Poetry Day. It is no mere chance that these two holidays merged together, symbolizing the indissolubility of our nation’s state and spiritual development in the modern epoch, when the Turkmen people’s centuries-old dream of a sovereign state, glorified in the immortal works by the great Turkmen poet and humanist – Magtymguly Fragi, came true.

On the threshold of Day of Turkmenistan’s Constitution and Magtymguly Fragi’s Poetry, a representative delegation of our country’s artistic intelligentsia went on a pilgrimage to Golestan Province, the Islamic Republic of Iran to visit graves of the prominent sons of the Turkmen people – Magtymguly and Dovletmammed Azadi.

Last week, a delegation of cultural workers of Turkmenistan went on a trip to Aktau, the capital of Mangistau Region, the Republic of Kazakhstan. It consisted of well-known artists, “Dagdan” folk group from Balkan velayat, pupils of the Ashgabat Children’s Art School and students of the State Academy of Arts of Turkmenistan.

Last week, Culture Days of Turkmenistan were held in Yerevan (the Republic of Armenia).

On March 8, the festivities were organized in the Turkmen capital, all cities and villages of the country to mark the remarkable spring holiday – International Women’s Day.

Last week, Culture Days of the Islamic Republic of Iran were held in the Turkmen capital, co-organized by the Cultural Center of the Iranian Embassy in Ashgabat and the Ministry of Culture of our country.

Last week, the capital’s “Sergi Köşgi” Expo Center hosted the X specialized exhibition of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The economic forum, which is regularly held in Ashgabat, showcased the existing enormous potential of the Turkmen–Iranian cooperation and mutual interests of partners in advancing and deepening the trade-economic relations in a wide spectrum of areas.