On April 7, Turkmenistan has widely celebrated World Health Day. In the mass bicycle ride timed to this remarkable holiday, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part.
Yesterday the head of the state took part in the sports action organized in the capital, which started in the southern part of Ashgabat.
In the morning, members of the Government, heads of the Mejlis, ministries and sectorial departments, military and law enforcement bodies, capital administration, public organizations, mass media, rectors of higher educational institutions gathered there. Among participants of the sports action – representatives of the Khalk Maslakhaty, national parliament as well as heads and employees of the diplomatic representatives accredited in our country and international organizations.
Among the gathered – young schoolchildren of the Palace «Döwletliler köşgi», schoolchildren of the School of young Olympians and comprehensive schools, sportsmen of the national team of Turkmenistan in cycling, student’s youth, representatives of the public.
All with great enthusiasm welcome President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
On the occasion of World Health Day workers of culture and art of the country prepared their creative gift and performed with a colourful music-dancing composition.
Having given a start to the mass bicycle ride, the head of the state headed the column of its participants provided with corresponding sports equipment. After the President of Turkmenistan, all started planned movement along the route.
During the mass bicycle ride, the head of the state instructed Deputy-Chairman of the Cabinet T.Atahallyev who supervises the agricultural sector, to provide constant control over the work carried out within the National forest program, including complex long-term objectives on improvement of ecological conditions and consecutive expansion of wood zones in the country.
Then, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed Deputy-Chairman of the Cabinet B.Annamammedov who supervises the city of Ashgabat, to hold measures on further accomplishment and afforestation of the capital, maintenance of ecological well-being here as well as creation of optimum conditions for practice of citizens sports and physical training under unrelenting control.
In the meantime the column of participants of bicycle ride headed by the head of the state continued the movement on the most beautiful capital highways – Archabil and Bitarap Turkmenistan avenues.
Along the track of the bike marathon race performances of creative groups, which increased the festive atmosphere, were organised.
The bicycle ride timed to World Health Day, finished in the city centre, at the Rukhyet Palace.
Here, addressing participants of the bicycle action, the head of the state underlined necessity of continuation of complex work on further involvement of various strata of society, especially youth, in regular practice of physical training and sports, consolidation of principles of healthy and active way of life in society. Thus, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov emphasized development of children’s and youth sports as an integral component of education of physically strong, spiritually rich and purposeful younger generation – the future of our fatherland.
Members of the Cabinet warmly congratulated President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty Hero-Arkadag with World Health Day widely marked in our country.
Then, having wished participants of the sports action health and successes, the President of Turkmenistan warmly said goodbye to all and left the place.
Yesterday, on the occasion of World Health Day, along with the capital, mass bicycle rides took place in Arkadag city and in all velayats of the country. Various actions held during the period from April 1 to April 7 in Ashgabat, in the new «smart» city and regions of our fatherland were also timed to this remarkable holiday.
