Today, celebration of International Day of Navruz was held in Ashgabat City of Turkmenistan.
The International Navruz events in Ashgabat took place with the participation of the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, presidents of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, high-level representatives of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tatarstan of Russia, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Director of UN Office in Geneva Kasymzhomart Tokaev and scientific-cultural delegations from other countries and organizations.
International Conference “Navruz – holiday of humanism and prosperity” was among the central events of International Navruz in 2013 in Ashgabat.
The Conference was opened with welcoming speech by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and interventions of the heads of state and delegations.
President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon stated that the holding of this year’s celebration of International Navruz in Turkmenistan is quite natural, as “this hospitable land in the past and the present is a part of a single civilization space, which is the homeland to Navruz”.
Solemn cultural events on the occasion of International Navruz were held in Ahal region of Turkmenistan with demonstration of high folk arts and crafts, as well as festive programme.