A festive ceremony was held in the administrative center of the Balkan velayat in the “Ak yol” Palace of celebrations on behalf of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to present valuable commemorative gifts and the jubilee medal "For the 75th anniversary of Victory in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945" to war participants, their wives and home front workers. This is reported by the newspaper "Neutral Turkmenistan".
The meeting was attended by veterans of war and labor, keepers of the hearth of Turkmen soldiers who did not return from the front, as well as honorary elders of Turkmenistan, representatives of public organizations, youth, soldiers of local military garrisons.
At the velayat Museum of history and local lore, participants got acquainted with a thematic exhibition dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the great Victory. The veterans of war and labor were also addressed by the masters of culture and art of the velayat, members of the folklore and ethnographic, children's and choreographic and other creative groups.
