Enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan

Today, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov has held an enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers at the Rukhyet Palace with the participation of Deputy Chairpersons of the Cabinet of Ministers, members of the State Security Council, as well as khyakims of the velayats and the city of Ashgabat.

Opening the meeting, the head of state gave the floor to Chairwoman of the Mejlis D. Gulmanova, who informed about the results of work to determine the motto and emblem of the next year.

Congratulating on the upcoming New Year’s Holiday, the head of national parliament expressed sincere wishes, on behalf of the deputies, to President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan for sound health, happiness and success in their wide-ranging and responsible activities for the prosperity of their Homeland, the happiness and wellbeing of their people.

As was reported, on the initiative of our Hero Arkadag it has become a kind tradition in our country to name each year contemporarily to commemorate important events.

In accordance with the Decree “On celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Magtymguly Pyragy, the great thinker and classical poet of the East”, comprehensive work is carried out in the country and abroad to study and popularize in the world the rich and invaluable literary heritage of the great artist in words, which became part of a spiritual cultural treasury of humanity and has turned into a national school of education for the cultivation of high morality, humanistic and patriotic feelings in people.

In view of the above, guided by the desire to associate the motto of 2024 with the name of Magtymguly Pyragy and the poem “Pähim-paýhas ummany Magtymguly Pyragy”, created by the brilliant talent and wisdom of our Hero Arkadag, as well as taking into account the proposals from members of the Halk Maslakhaty, representatives of public organizations, labor collectives and citizens, the Mejlis prepared a Resolution declaring 2024 the year “Ocean of Wisdom Magtymguly Pyragy”, which was then read out.

In addition, the next year’s emblem was presented to the head of state for consideration.

Addressing the meeting participants, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov specified that the country declares a motto and approves an emblem of each year in order to name it contemporarily.

Having agreed with the proposals of the deputies and the people on the motto and emblem of next year presented by the head of Mejlis and members of the Halk Maslakhaty, the head of state approved the motto of 2024 as the “Ocean of Wisdom Magtymguly Pyragy”.