On March 16, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov convened a working meeting in the format of videoconferencing with participation of khyakims of velayats and Ashgabat city. Akhal velayat khyakim M. Nurmammedov was the first to be invited for direct video communication by the head of state to report on the current state of affairs in the region, the activities ongoing in the framework of the National Rural Development Program, the agro-technical measures under way in farmlands, as well as the preparations for the upcoming nationwide yovar and celebrations to be held in honor of the National Spring Holiday. Focusing on the condition of farmlands in the velayat, the President of Turkmenistan stressed the necessity of a responsible approach by cotton growers to the forthcoming campaign and instructed to take all necessary measures to ensure well-timed sowing of cotton and other crops. Speaking of the approach of summer season, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov demanded to prepare children’s and adults’ health and entertainment centers located in the velayat, as well as to draw up schedules of commissioning new similar projects. Next speaker, Balkan velayat khyakim B. Hojamammedov informed about the situation at the sites of large objects under construction in the region, and about the agri-works ongoing in farmlands. The report also included the information on the measures taken to construct new different-purpose facilities and renovate the existing buildings, as well as on the current preparations for the summer season in the “Avaza” National Tourist Zone. Having concentrated on the measures taken in the velayat’s agro-industrial complex, the nation’s leader demanded to efficiently conduct the sowing campaign, to coordinate the implementation progress of all the works. In his video report, Dashoguz velayat khyakim E. Orazgeldiev covered the situation in the region, the fulfillment of earlier presidential commissions on tackling the tasks identified in the National Rural Program. After the report, the President of Turkmenistan demanded to organize the works carried out in the velayat’s agricultural sector in accordance with present-day requirements, to provide cotton producers and other farmers with everything needed, and to take all necessary measures to ensure conducting the sowing campaign in compliance with agro-technical standards. Having noted the importance of the upcoming mass ecological activity – nationwide yovar, the head of state assigned to efficiently organize the campaign. In addition, focusing on the upcoming summer holiday season, the President of Turkmenistan demanded to prepare health and entertainment centers, and to ensure timely commissioning of new facilities. In his turn, Lebap velayat khyakim M. Joraev reported on the situation in the region, the measures taken in connection with the start of the spring field works in the agro-industrial complex and the lambing season on livestock farms. Commenting on the report, the nation’s leader has highlighted that successful realization of the targets set in the National Rural Development Program along with comprehensive development of the velayat contribute to further improving the population’s living standards in the region. The head of state gave the khyakim a number of commissions on the well-organized start of the cotton and other crops sowing campaign, its qualitative conduct in compliance with agrotechnical standards and the schedule. The video report of Mary velayat khyakim B. Annagurbanov was an extensive coverage of the state of affairs in the region, including at the sites of objects under construction. The head of regional administration also presented detailed information about the ongoing work aimed to ensure the well-organized start of the spring planting campaign, and to thoroughly prepare for the nationwide mass tree-planting yovar. The nation’s leader gave the khyakim a number of assignments on taking all necessary measures for organized conducting the spring sowing campaign – an important season for Turkmen farmers. The large-scale measures aimed at the capital’s further socio-economic development and improvement, as well as the fulfillment of assignments given earlier by the head of state were key issues the report of Ashgabat city’s khyakim R. Nurmammedov was centered on. Project designs of various-purpose buildings planned for construction in the capital in the near future were presented for consideration by the head of state in the frames of the report. Summarizing the report, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov emphasized that the architectural look of white marble Ashgabat should be in full conformity with the high status of the country’s capital. In this connection, the head of state gave special consideration to the issues of the capital’s improvement, in particular, upgrading of its social infrastructure, enhancement of work efficiency of the community facilities, and gave the khyakim a number of specific assignments. Focusing attention on the upcoming countrywide yovar, the President of Turkmenistan assigned the khyakim of Ashgabat city to adequately prepare young trees, to plan land plots to be planted to trees, as well as to ensure their adequate tending. In addition to the effective use of advanced experience and modern technologies for development of the regions and the capital, the nation’s leader emphasized the necessity to ensure the most favorable living conditions for the people.