Turkmenistan national team won three medals at the A. A. Harlampiyev Memorial World Sport and Combat Sambo Cup in Moscow.

Turkmenistan is about to make new important step toward the consolidation of democratic principles in Turkmen society, further development of primordial traditions of people’s power, which Turkmen nation followed throughout the millenniums and which triumphs in new historical age. On March 25, all polling stations will open its doors for Turkmen citizens who will have to use their constitutional right and serve their civic duty electing the most deserving representatives to the Mejlis, representative bodies of local executive power and administration.

The Central Election Committee held the meeting with Chairman of the Executive Committee, the Commonwealth of Independent States Executive Secretary Sergey Lebedev, who is also the Head of the CIS Observers Mission for the elections of the Mejlis deputies. The guest was introduced with preparation work held by the Central Committee under current social and political campaign that is in the final stage at the moment.

Sowing cotton, an important agricultural campaign began in the country. In accordance with the decree of the Head of the state, on March 23, cotton growers of the Akhal, Lebap and Mary velayats started their sowing campaign. Little later - on March 28 - farmers from the Dashoguz velayat will join them.

Science and education are what the people accumulated for thousands of years and passed it down from generation to generation, this is our priceless heritage, the President noted. Therefore, successful implementation of the state programmes in political, economic, social and cultural spheres requires permanent improvement of scientific potential, expansion of the outlook of the specialists, ability to use modern technologies, in other words the training of educated qualified personnel.

President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sent President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov his congratulations on Nowruz.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has extended his deepest condolences to President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on the loss of life and injuries in the terrorist attack in the city of Kabul.

Two-day celebration of Nowruz in Turkmenistan will be remembered by us not only for bright events honouring the spring coming but also as a day of paying tribute to the traditions and to national heritage. This year, the holiday was as unusual by its scale and intent as polysemous.

National Spring Holiday – the International Nowruz Day, which was marked by tree planting event, was widely celebrated in Ashgabat. Ashgabat citizens took active part in cultural and ecological events organized by the city administration of Ashgabat and by the Construction and Energy complex.

National Spring Holiday - International Nowruz Day was celebrated with great effect in Turkmenistan. The main events of the celebration were expanded on tradition place «Nowruz ýaýlasy» where the building in the shape of huge traditional tent «Türkmeniň ak öýi» has been built.