On November 16, in honor of the 33rd anniversary of the founding of the Makhtumkuli Youth Organization, a solemn ceremony of awarding the Youth Award of Turkmenistan to the best representatives of the country's younger generation took place at the Center of Public Organizations of Turkmenistan.

This award is given to young people who have shown an active position in promoting public policy and grandiose reforms, who have achieved impressive success in various fields – literature, art, culture, science and technology, medicine, sports, agriculture, and social activities. The annual competition for the Youth Prize of Turkmenistan is attended by young citizens of the country aged 16 to 35 years and who have not previously received this award.

Applicants for the award can be nominated by ministries and departments, government agencies and enterprises, public and creative organizations, institutions of science, education, healthcare, higher and secondary professional educational institutions, as well as the mass media.

This year, 506 young people were nominated by ministries and departments, universities of the country, the cities of Ashgabat and Arkadag, velayats to receive the Youth Prize of Turkmenistan, 135 of whom were selected. These are young university professors, students and schoolchildren, representatives of creative teams, journalists, young specialists working in various ministries, departments and enterprises. The laureates of the Youth Prize of Turkmenistan were solemnly presented with the book "Makhtumkuli", published for the 300th anniversary of the great poet and thinker of the East, relevant certificates, valuable gifts and bouquets of flowers. The full list of new winners of the Youth Prize of Turkmenistan is published on the website Makhtumkuli Youth Organization.

As President Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted at the November 15 meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, effective activities are being carried out in our country to form educated, erudite youth who honor the national heritage. We will continue to create the necessary conditions for young people who achieve success in various fields and show a creative approach in everything, the head of state said.

Source: State News Agency of Turkmenistan