On March 30, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov conducted a regular working video-selector meeting with participation of khyakims of velayats and Ashgabat city. First speaker, Akhal velayat khyakim M. Nurmammedov reported on the situation in the region, the results of the work accomplished in the frames of the National Rural Development Program, as well as on the cotton sowing campaign in etraps of the velayat, launched on the instruction of the President of Turkmenistan. Focusing attention on the present-day tasks of the agro-industrial complex, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov highlighted the importance of taking a series of appropriate measures to ensure the well-organized and qualitative cotton sowing, and to raise the effectiveness of cotton growers’ work. Having placed accent on the inadequate tending of winter wheat crops in some etraps of the velayat, the President of Turkmenistan demanded to take immediate measures for improving the efficiency of work. The President of Turkmenistan also noted the importance of ensuring a high organizational level of the festive events to be held in honor of the national holidays, which should embody our people’s achievements and progress in the epoch of power and happiness. Next speaker, Balkan velayat khyakim B. Hojamammedov informed about the state of affairs in the country’s western region, the ongoing agrotechnical measures for handling of winter wheat crops and sowing of vegetable crops, as well as about the fulfillment of earlier presidential assignments. Highlighting the significance of efficient organization of the spring field works, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov instructed to provide favorable conditions for tenant farmers, who grow crops in the velayat. The nation’s leader also stressed the need to implement goal-oriented measures aimed at improving the effectiveness of the activities carried out on livestock farms in the region, and increasing the volume of their production. Dashoguz velayat khyakim E. Orazgeldiev centered his report on the state of affairs in the region, the implementation progress of the National Development Program, tending of winter wheat crops in compliance with agrotechnical standards, the ongoing preparations for the well-organized launch of the cotton sowing in etraps of the velayat. Focusing on the issues of cotton sowing, the head of state gave a number of commissions on ensuring well-coordinated work of all the relevant agencies, as well as on well-organized and qualitative conducting the important campaign for the agro-industrial complex. Having stressed the need for a responsible, well-considered approach to tackling the tasks on the implementation of the National Program for regions’ development, the nation’s leader Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov also assigned to hold cultural events and celebrations timed to the holiday –“A drop of water is a grain of gold” and World Health Day at a better and higher level in terms of organization and content. In his video report, Lebap velayat khyakim M. Joraev covered the situation in the region he is in charge of, and the seasonal agri-works. In the after-report comments, the President of Turkmenistan gave the khyakim a number of instructions on accelerating the works under way in the velayat, on improving the material and technical support rendered to tenant farmers to ensure the timely and qualitative cotton sowing, and to organize well-coordinated activities of the relevant agencies in this direction. Reporting on the situation in the region, Mary velayat khyakim B. Annagurbanov, concentrated his report on the works ongoing in farmlands, including the cotton sowing, as well as the measures taken to improve the social and living conditions of the population in the velayat in the frames of the National Program for regions’ development. Having centered on the present-day tasks set before the domestic agro-industrial complex, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov commissioned to ensure well-coordinated work of the velayat’s relevant structures on efficient organization of the cotton sowing. The nation’s leader also stressed the necessity to keep constant control over the issues related to trouble-free operation of the agri- machinery used in the spring sowing campaign, and enhancement of efficiency of the agri-works. The state of affairs in the capital, the measures aimed at the city’s improvement, including creation of green areas, ensuring cleanness in the capital’s etraps were key issues the report of Ashgabat city’s khyakim R. Nurmammedov was centered on. Reporting on the preparations for the remarkable dates of the national calendar, the head of capital’s administration informed about the readiness for inauguration of the objects to be commissioned on the occasion of the upcoming holidays, in particular, a tennis court and a sports complex. Summarizing the report, the President of Turkmenistan noted the significance of taking the most serious and overall approach to the issues of forming the modern architectural look of the country’s capital, ensuring environmental well-being, and focused on the importance of keeping unremitting control over the work on landscaping and keeping white-marble Ashgabat clean. The head of state also emphasized the need to ensure a high organizational level of the events in honor of the holidays celebrated in April.