The final results of the most important socio-political campaign – the elections to the Mejlis, members of the velayat, etrap, city Halk Maslahaty and the Gengesh were summed up. The lists of the deputies, the representatives of the local executive authorities and local self-government will be published in print media in the coming days.

Scientific and Clinical Centre of Mother and Child Health held 4-day seminar “Early Child Development and Early Intervention”, which was organized by the Ministry of Health Protection and Medical Industry. Expert of the World Health Organization, Turkmen medics, practicing paediatricians and scientists specialized in this sphere took part in the forum.

The President of Turkmenistan signed a Resolution, approving the standards for:

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.

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.

The festivities in Akhal velayat in honor of the national spring festival, Nowruz, began with mass tree planting, launched by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

I would like to offer you my hearty congratulations on the national spring festival, International Day of Novruz, which is being widely celebrated at this wonderful time of the year designated as “Turkmenistan - the Heart of the Silk Route”, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said in his congratulatory message.

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary, the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held the research and practical conference ""Diplomacy of neutral Turkmenistan: from history to the future"".

President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has signed a Decree “On pardoning convicted people in honor of National Spring Festival” to release convicted people from further serving their primary and additional punishment in the form of living in the law-sanctioned place of residence.