OREANDA-NEWS. On June 01, 2007 President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov held an enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on current results of national development and priority plans for the immediate future. The heads of force structures, financial and economic agencies, agricultural complex, Ashgabat city khyakim have been invited to participate in the meeting, reported the Presidential website www.turkmenistan.gov.tm.

At the meting opening Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov stressed that on the first summer day Turkmenistan together with the world community widely marks International Children’s Protection Day. From old times, the head of state said, Turkmen people cared about children with special attention and love, gave them the best of they have. These good traditions permeate the life in modern Turkmenistan, which from the first independence days declared the concern for young generation a priority of the state’s policy.

Our country, President continued, passed a number of specific programmes and legislative acts that guarantee young citizens full observance of their rights. Giving maximum of attention to children’s well-being Turkmenistan actively and fruitfully cooperates with United Nations Organization, UNICEF first of all.

These days, President said, wonderful, modern, the highest world standard recreation centres are opened one by one in picturesque Geokdere locality in Ashgabat vicinity. Fully at the disposal of Turkmenistan’s young generation they offer every condition for good rest and entertainment education of children, for sport trainings and interesting excursions.

Then the head of state gave the floor to deputy Chairman of Turkmenistan’s Cabinet of Ministers Kh. Saparlyev, who reported on the subject of children’s rest organization. He informed that by the time present three new children’s recreation centres have been opened in Geokdere – built at the request of Central Bank, National trade unions centre and Ministry of commerce and consumer’s cooperation they could receive 1,325 children at once.

Next week another modern Children’s recreation centre, built at the request of three institutions –Ministry of health and medical industry, Ministry of education and State committee for sport and tourism - will hospitable open wide its doors for young guests. A number of similar projects are under construction nearby to further shape a unique children’s township. President instructed Ashgabat city khyakim and heads of agencies-customers to speed up building of children’s recreation centres with strict control of construction works quality.

The meeting participants discussed the results of Turkmenistan President’s official visit to Kazakhstan at the beginning of the week. Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov gave a high appraisal of Astana negotiations and stressed importance of the reached bilateral agreements both for log-term strategic partnership with neighboring Kazakhstan and for building up national economic capacity. Referring to practical character of these documents, prescribing certain obligations for each party, the head of state imposed on the Cabinet deputy Chairman T. Tagyev, co-chairman of bilateral intergovernmental committee, the responsibility for efficient fulfillment of all agreements, controlling realization of gas transport and communication projects and humanitarian cooperation programmes.

At the meeting Minister of economy and finance Kh. Geldimyradov gave an account of the work on developing State budget for 2008 and the document on financial support of State programme for establishing high standard life conditions for population of etrap villages, settlements, towns and etrap centers.

Stressing the importance of all these documents for practical realization of the launched reforms and responsibility of different-level executives for these reforms promotion Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov gave an errand to prepare a detailed report on all branches performance in past five months and submit it for discussion at a regular next week meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers. Then half of a year work results will be summed up, President said, noting that lagging behind branches have some time to improve the situation. In case the executives fail to tackle the problems they will bear the concerning responsibility.

Then the heads of agricultural structural divisions gave accounts of their work and progress in recently launched harvesting campaign. They assured President that harvesting campaign will be completed within the scheduled time.

Spotlighting the most important aspects of agricultural campaign Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov demanded that agro-industrial complex executives and velayat khyakims establish every necessary organizational condition for efficient, without losses harvesting of winter grain crops. President emphasized that harvesting reports should reflect the real situation. Upward distortions in such vital field are intolerable, Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov said, and commissioned Ministry of national security, Office of public prosecutor general and Interior Ministry to strictly control progress in harvesting campaign and the delivered food grain accounting.

The Cabinet deputy Chairman, Foreign Minister R. Meredov informed on the schedule of foreign delegations’ visits to Turkmenistan stressing that with the growing world interest in Turkmenistan the number of those willing to visit the country increases every day. The head of foreign policy agency informed also on forthcoming summit meetings. Thus, President of Turkmenistan will participate in informal CIS summit to take place in Saint-Petersburg on June 10 and will visit Islamic Republic of Iran. Afghanistan’s President Khamid Karzai is expected to visit Ashgabat.

Then the meeting participants discussed a number of issues related to transport communications development. After familiarizing with the progress in building a ring road around Ashgabat President drew attention to the need of improvements and greenery planting along both sides of super-modern motorway. Vice-premier G. Ashirov as supervisor of transport sector was given an errand to control necessary road infrastructure building and trees planting with @Geok gushak joint-stock company involvement.

At the meeting Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov congratulated everybody present and all Turkmen people on another national calendar holiday – Day of Turkmenistan’s textile industry workers. The most cordial congratulations President addressed to those engaged in Turkmenistan textile industry – a young branch of national economy and expressed belief that they will make worthy contribution to the country’s achievements.