In the afternoon, the President of the country Emomali Rahmon met with schoolchildren and students of Dushanbe City, who are full orphans, at the State Institution, International Presidential School.

Before the beginning of the meeting with orphan students, an exhibition of Navruz skills and crafts of schoolchildren and students of a number of educational institutions was demonstrated at the entrance of the School to the Head of State Emomali Rahmon.

Talented pupils and students showed the best of their skills and crafts here. The examples of delicious foods characteristic of Navruz in the beautiful dastarkhans of haftsin and haftshin, national Navruzi costumes for girls and women, including chakan dresses, atlas, toqi and other embroidered items for youth and men were very interesting.

Then the President of the country Emomali Rahmon entered a big hall of the School and firstly rendered material aid to more than 360 pupils and students, who are full orphans.

The Head of State Emomali Rahmon during his speech firstly congratulated the audience and the people of the republic on the Navruz holiday. He stressed that the needy strata of population should be aided and supported by the rich and generous people and relevant structures of the state not only on the eve of Navruz and other holidays, but on a regular basis.