Today, April 7, World Health Day is widely celebrated. On this occasion, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov addressed his compatriots with a greeting message, which says:
Dear people!
Dear compatriots!
I sincerely congratulate you on World Health Day – an international holiday glorifying the high humane traditions of mankind! I firmly believe that the celebrations that will take place on this significant date in the International Year of Peace and Trust will further strengthen our pride in our beloved Motherland, our healthy and happy life, the great achievements of our sovereign state.
World Health Day occupies a special place in the national calendar, affirming the high ideals of friendship and peace, sports and humanism and symbolizing the unity and cohesion of society. Therefore, on warm spring days, this holiday is widely and enthusiastically celebrated in our beloved Motherland. Holding mass physical culture, sports and cultural events in honor of Health Day, promoting a healthy lifestyle, further strengthens the authority of our independent state as a country of health and spirituality.
In the era of the Renaissance of a new era of a powerful state, organizing events on World Health Day, bike rides with the participation of schoolchildren, students at vocational schools, employees of ministries and departments, as well as competitions in various sports increase our pride in our independent neutral state, confidently moving to new heights of progress.
Dear people!
The socio-economic power and cultural development of our sovereign state are directly related to the happiness and well-being of the people, the health of society and the harmonious physical and spiritual improvement of generations. Guided by the high principles of "The state is for the people!", "The Motherland is the Motherland only with the people! The state is a state only with the people!", in accordance with our policy, we are implementing large-scale reforms in all sectors of the economy, in the fields of science, education, healthcare, sports, culture and tourism. We attach particular importance to the development of the physical culture and Olympic movement, sports. We are successfully implementing national programs and comprehensive reforms in this direction, worthily continuing the ancient traditions of our people, namely the education of a physically and spiritually healthy generation.
In a short period of time, large sports and equestrian complexes, stadiums, sports schools, an Olympic town that meet international standards have been built and put into operation in our beloved country, and a modern specialized infrastructure has been formed. Together, we have made great progress in creating an advanced healthcare system that meets international standards, including medical centers, specialized hospitals and sanatoriums equipped with innovative technologies in our capital Ashgabat, the city of Arkadag and region centers, in the name of peace and happiness of our people.
As a member of the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia, our country also makes a worthy contribution to the development of the international Olympic movement. Using its sports capabilities in the interests of peace and friendship, Turkmenistan systematically strengthens cooperation with the world community. The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, the Amul-Khazar 2018 International Rally, the World Weightlifting and Kurash Championships, international hockey and tennis competitions have demonstrated to the world that our beloved Motherland, confidently following the path of peace, creation and development, has enormous sports potential.
As a result of the strategically verified state policy formed by Hero Arkadag, on the initiative of our neutral country, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted resolutions declaring June 3 as World Bicycle Day and Integrating mass cycling into public transport systems to achieve sustainable development, which inspired our people, especially the younger generation.
All these achievements are certainly a positive result of a peaceful, neutral, good-neighborly policy in the interests of universal peace, well-being and prosperity, successfully pursued by our independent neutral state, advocating for the consolidation of efforts to strengthen peace and unity on the planet.
Dear people!
Dear compatriots!
Once again, I sincerely congratulate you on World Health Day!
I wish you good health, a happy and prosperous life, great success in your work in the name of the further prosperity of the sovereign Fatherland!
President of Turkmenistan
Serdar Berdimuhamedov
