In the Lebap velayat, as part of the competition for the Prize of the President of Turkmenistan "Türkmeniň Altyn asyry", the velayat stage of the television competition "Yaňlan, Diýarym!" took place. It was attended by 10 young talented singers who passed the etrap and city stages.

The competition took place on a festively decorated site in front of the building of "Türkmeniň Ak öýi» and became a real celebration of national art. It should be noted that the competition held to identify talented youth who will determine the future of our national art, has gained great popularity among music lovers. Holding the competition in honor of the 34th anniversary of Independence of Turkmenistan and the 30th anniversary of recognition of the status of Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan turned the celebration into a significant event.

The songs performed at the competition, glorifying the happy, peaceful and prosperous life of our people, national values and such sacred principles as patriotism, honesty, humanism and goodwill, became a vivid testimony to the flourishing of Turkmen art.

It is also noteworthy that the participants of the competition chose works that were close to their performing abilities, from epic poems, poems of classical and modern poets about the humanistic teachings of the Hero Arkadag, the great undertakings of Arkadagly Hero Serdar, as well as popular modern songs.

The jury, consisting of famous figures of art, announced the winners of the competition to be Durdymyrat Abdullaev from the cultural center of the Darganata etrap and Resul Guvanjov from the Sayat etrap, who received the right to participate in the final state stage of the “Ýaňlan, Diýarym!” competition.

At the end of the competition, the song “Ýaňlan, Diýarym!” was performed, which became a hymn of heartfelt gratitude to the Hero Arkadag and Arkadagly Hero Serdar for a happy and prosperous epoch.

The winners and participants of the competition were presented with bouquets of flowers and valuable gifts.