Ï President of Turkmenistan congratulates Turkmen citizens on World Health Day
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President of Turkmenistan congratulates Turkmen citizens on World Health Day

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President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov congratulated Turkmen citizens on World Health Day. In his congratulatory address to the Turkmen people the President expressed belief that the celebrations held in our country to mark the international holiday would enhance the pride in the Motherland and happy life of the Turkmen people in the soul of each of us.

“Physical culture and sports rank among the most important factors of integrated development of the society and country. Successfully pursuing the state policy to raise awareness of every citizen of adherence to healthy lifestyles and promote spiritual and moral values at the present stage, we are moving forward to a brighter future with confidence,” the President of Turkmenistan said.

World Health Day is an international holiday that contributes to enhancing the role of physical education and sports and establishing high humanistic ideals. The holiday incorporated into the national calendar of remarkable dates is widely celebrated in our Motherland as a festival that symbolizes health, unity and solidarity, the tremendous creative potential of the Turkmen society.

The campaign under the motto “Health and Happiness” that includes mass health promotion and sporting events, musical and signing performances and opening ceremonies of social facilities are currently taking place throughout the country, which emphasizes the social and cultural significance of the international holiday.

“Our major goal is to bring up a physically strong, spiritually mature generation of well-educated and erudite young people, enhance their love for the Motherland, our beautiful nature, work and sports and reverence for friendship, brotherhood and family values and steadily improve social and living conditions of all citizens of our country,” the Turkmen leader said. “In this context, Turkmenistan attaches great importance to guaranteeing a flourishing, prosperous and happy life and physically and spiritually healthy development of an individual, who is proclaimed the supreme value of the state and society. We successfully implement the comprehensive reform programmes to achieve this goal.”

Sports complexes, stadiums, equestrian sports complexes, sports schools and health improvement centres meeting international standards are built and put into operation in the framework of the national programmes throughout the country. The first construction stage of the Olympic Village, one of the largest projects that have no analogue in Central Asia, is near completion in our pearly capital Ashgabat.

A decisive struggle with bad habits that damage the health and spiritual world of an individual and health of the society and large-scale work on the promotion of a healthy lifestyle are being carried out in our country. “All these measures vividly evidence that our Motherland is moving forward confidently along the chosen path to achieve the millennium development goals, ensure peace, security and economic growth on the planet and further improve social and living conditions of the people.”

“We will continue to carry out large scale work to promote health and increase the duration of life of our citizens, promote physical culture and sport in the country,” the President of Turkmenistan said.