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National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty (People's Council), Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, granted the boy's request and posed for a commemorative photo with him during the opening ceremony of the autumn tree-planting campaign in the city of Arkadag, according to the State News Agency of Turkmenistan (TDH).
According to the report, the boy addressed the National Leader in verse, asking him to launch a nationwide tree-planting campaign and also asked to take a photo with him. "Hero Arkadag, having fulfilled the boy's request, posed for a photo with him," the report states.
Following this, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov planted the first sapling, launching a nationwide tree-planting campaign in the city of Arkadag. Inspired by this, the event's participants began planting trees en masse.
The ceremony featured artists and riders from the “Galkynyş” National Equestrian Games Group. During the event, the Chairman of the People's Council also met with the artists and emphasized the importance of efforts to enrich national art and promote Turkmen cultural values.