On December 12, after the ceremony of laying flowers at the Monument of Neutrality in honor of the International Day of Neutrality, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a banquet at the Ashgabat Reception Center with the participation of government members, parliament members and foreign diplomats, the state news agency TDH reports .
In his welcoming speech, diluted with various proverbs, the head of state told the guests about the thousand-year history of the roots of Turkmen neutrality, as well as about Akhal-Teke horses, carpets and alabays.
Noting that Turkmenistan strives for peace throughout the world, and war never leads to good, Berdymukhamedov announced that on this occasion he wrote a poem "Long live a peaceful life!"
The text of the work was published in the newspaper "Neutral Turkmenistan".
Long live a peaceful life!
My word is from antiquity,
My word is not new:
Shut up, thunder of guns!
In the name of all that is sacred,
In the name of everything worldly,
Stop, people!
You don't need to look cool
No need to look harsh
For millions of destinies.
But the name of all heavenly
In the name of everything earthly,
Stop, people!
That which brings troubles to everyone
And the woe of great misfortune,
It will always be so.
In the name of everything immortal,
in the name of all living things,
Stop, people!
We are all young and old
Day and night we dream
About the world - about the highest miracle.
In the name of everything divine
In the name of everything human,
Stop, people!
Anyone who starts evil
As long as there is still time
Refuse to commit evil!
Trust is the foundation of the world!
Nations are one tribe!
Long live a peaceful life!
After that, a concert began, during which the song "Karakum" and songs, the words to which were written by Berdymukhamedov, were performed. The head of state himself, who previously performed his songs in public, this time did not speak, or his performance did not get into the lenses of television cameras.
As TDH writes, the apotheosis of the concert was a song dedicated to the tireless work of Arkadag-President .
The day before, the local press published a new work by the Turkmen poetess Gozel Shagulyeva , traditionally dedicated to President Berdymukhamedov (Hero-Arkadag, as Shagulyeva writes), his poetic and musical talents.
Gozel Shagulyeva
“If you remember, on the eve of the New Year, Hero-Arkadag presented his fans with a musical album of his own composition. Together with many fans, I consider it a great pleasure to hear it. I really need it! I was so looking forward to the song, the music, ”the poet writes.
Source: Chronicles of Turkmenistan