To turn the country into a blooming garden; to create forests; and ensure proper care of the planted saplings, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution ordering to hold the nationwide tree-planting campaign on 18 March 2017.

In the capital's Palace ""Mekan"" was held an event dedicated to the theme of healthy lifestyle. The propaganda action was attended by representatives of ministries and departments, public organizations and mass media, student youth.

Ashgabat has hosted an international conference, “Turkmenistan-UN: strategic partnership for peace and security based on mutual respect”, devoted to the 25th anniversary of our country’s membership in the United Nations Organization.

The 13ер Specialized Exhibition of the Islamic Republic of Iran, organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), has ended at the CCI Expo Center. Regularly held in Turkmenistan, the economic forum once again demonstrated the enormous potential of Turkmen-Iranian cooperation and mutual interest of partners in expanding and deepening the trade-economic relations in a broad spectrum of trends.

D. Azadi Turkmen National Institute of World Languages has hosted a contest, “The best volunteer”, among teams from the country’s 15 higher education institutions.

Modern multistoried car parking buildings are to be put into service in densely populated areas of Ashgabat.

The presentation of the official mascot of the 5th Asian Games - the image of Alabai called Vepaly - has taken place in the metropolitan shopping center “Berkarar” 200 days before the start of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. The talisman of the upcoming competition was approved by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers at the beginning of this year.

Another modern aircraft of the American Corporation “Boeing” has replenished the State National Service “Turkmenhovayollary” fleet of the latest modification airplanes.

The XIII Specialized Exhibition of goods of the Islamic Republic of Iran has opened in the Expo-Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry that is participated by about 40 large Iranian companies doing business in such areas as the light, heavy, oil-gas and chemical industries, energy sector, construction, food production, etc.

The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games will be watched and listened to throughout the world. Turkmenistan is preparing for a large-scale sporting event to be held at high level this autumn. A great deal of work is underway to expand the information and telecommunications networks which will improve the quality of communications and broadcasting.