The Mukams Palace of the State Cultural Center hosts the opening of the International Festival and Conference “National Song and Music Art in the Heritage of the Peoples of the World”. To join the event, heads and representatives of international organizations, relevant ministries, singers and musicians – performers on national musical instruments, scientists and specialists, including musicologists, art historians and culture experts, university professors, cultural figures from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Tatarstan (Russian Federation), Turkey and Uzbekistan arrived in Ashgabat. ECI reports, citing Turkmenistan.