Tatarstan President takes part in Turkmen Racing Horse Festival
27 April 2014, Sunday
On April 27, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, Minister of Transport and Roads Lenar Safin, Chairman of Tatarstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shamil Ageev took part in Turkmen Racing Horse Festival in Ashkhabad at International Equestrian Complex, with capacity of 7,000 people.
To the point, Turkmen Racing Horse Festival, which is dedicated to one of the oldest Akhal-Teke riding horses, is celebrated on the last Sunday of April. The horse was bred in Akhal-Teke about 5, 000 years ago, and is depicted on the national emblem of Turkmenistan.
Before the solemn events, leaders of Turkmenistan, Turkey, and Tatarstan met at Keyik complex near Ashkhabad to greet one another. The day before, Rustam Minnikhanov met with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, and Turkish President Abdullah Gül.
Addressing the guests, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov said that Turkmen Racing Horse Festival is an important holiday for Turkmenistan, and thanked everyone for sharing the joy of the event.
Later on the same day, the leaders of the three republics went to the International Equestrian Complex to attend equestrian competitions.
At the official reception that was held afterwards, Rustam Minnikhanov presented a book about an outstanding Turkmen poet and spiritual leader Magtymguly Pyragy in the Tatar language to Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov.
To the point, Turkmen Racing Horse Festival, which is dedicated to one of the oldest Akhal-Teke riding horses, is celebrated on the last Sunday of April. The horse was bred in Akhal-Teke about 5, 000 years ago, and is depicted on the national emblem of Turkmenistan.
Before the solemn events, leaders of Turkmenistan, Turkey, and Tatarstan met at Keyik complex near Ashkhabad to greet one another. The day before, Rustam Minnikhanov met with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, and Turkish President Abdullah Gül.
Addressing the guests, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov said that Turkmen Racing Horse Festival is an important holiday for Turkmenistan, and thanked everyone for sharing the joy of the event.
Later on the same day, the leaders of the three republics went to the International Equestrian Complex to attend equestrian competitions.
At the official reception that was held afterwards, Rustam Minnikhanov presented a book about an outstanding Turkmen poet and spiritual leader Magtymguly Pyragy in the Tatar language to Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov.
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