President Serdar Berdimuhamedov forwarded from the name of the population and the Government of Turkmenistan a cordial congratulations to his Belarusian colleague on the occasion of celebrated today Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus, the informative program “Watan” of the Turkmen television reports.

In his message, the Turkmen leader emphasized that friendly relations based on the principles of mutual understanding, equality and trust will continue to develop dynamically for the sake of the bright future of the peoples of the two countries.

Taking advantage of this pleasant opportunity, the Head of Turkmenistan expressed to President Aleksandr Lukashenko sincere wishes of good health, happiness and great success in responsible state activities, and peace, prosperity and prosperity to the friendly people of the Republic of Belarus.

The Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus is the main holiday of the Belarusian nationhood, celebrated on July 3 every year in honor of the liberation of the capital – Minsk – from the Nazi invaders in 1944.
Since 1991, Independence Day has been celebrated on July 27, the day of the adoption of the Declaration of Sovereignty of Belarus.

The decision on celebration of the Independence Day on July 3, the day of liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders was adopted in 1996 during the Republican referendum.

Independence Day of Belarus is a non-working day.