Today, a stone-laying ceremony of the «Güneşli» Centre for Children and the Youth was held in the capital. The event timed to International Day of Protection of Children became another evidence of the huge attention paid by the state to education of the growing generation.

The all-round care of children, creation of favourable conditions for their physical and spiritual development and the ensuring of rights of young Turkmen nationals to get education and strengthen their health are one of the priority areas of the social policy initiated by Hero-Arkadag and today successfully implemented by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.

Personal development of a child depends on what kind of people surround him and what he learns from them, therefore it is so important to create optimum conditions in this regard. Children, who are engaged in their leisure time in sports or creativity, have advantages in achievement of spiritual maturity. The spiritually rich and physically strong younger generation – a pledge of the happy future of our fatherland. Therefore, one should provide all conditions for development of children, their interesting and useful pastime.

The international cultural events, including children's festivals are regularly held with participation of young talents in the country. They open wide opportunities for them to familiarize themselves with our country and its great achievements. All this attests to the fact that children in our independent neutral fatherland are surrounded with great attention and care.

As known, during his regular working trip to the capital, National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty Hero-Arkadag familiarised himself with the project of the «Güneşli» Centre for Children and the Youth and marked expediency to construct in its territory a new building of the state children's library named after Bazar Amanov.

At present, the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship created at the initiative of Hero-Arkadag, carries out a great deal of work to give children modern education and strengthen their health as well as render assistance to young citizens who are in needing of support. The humanitarian aid is sent to children of foreign countries.

Recently, the «Arkadag» football team has become the champion of Asian Football Confederation Challenge League. The prize money of the prestigious international tournament at the request of members of the team was transferred to the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship.

The decision to allocate the funds transferred to the Charity Foundation for construction of a new building of the state children's library named after Bazar Amanov and an observatory with a telescope in its territories for observation of the space as well as provision of premises with digital technologies and the equipment also speak of clear acknowledgement of paternal care of Hero-Arkadag of our growing generation.

The new observatory will open its doors to young Turkmen nationals into the fascinating and mysterious world of astronomy and the space. Classes will be held there with application of the advanced technologies and children can observe the starry sky. It will help them to expand their knowledge and encourage them into new discoveries.

The Chairwoman of the Mejlis, members of the Government, heads of military and law enforcement bodies, ministries and sectoral departments, khyakim of Ashgabat city, Manager of the Khalk Maslakhaty Office, Vice-President of the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship, rectors of higher educational institutions, representatives of public organisations, mass media and honoured elders took part in the stone-laying ceremony of  the «Güneşli» Centre for Children and the Youth.

The performances of workers of art and culture as well as children's dance groups added special colours to the festive atmosphere of the event.

Participants of the ceremony pointed out that today in our sovereign fatherland all conditions are provided for development of creative abilities of the youth. In velayats modern cultural centres, concert venues, schools of arts where children have a possibility to obtain initial vocational education and to practise creative arts are constructed. There young talents come to light and a great number of future actors, musicians and artists are educated.

The stone-laying ceremony of the «Güneşli» Centre for Children and the Youth has become another visual evidence of the large-scale work carried out in Turkmenistan in the field of culture and art.

As was marked, on a regular basis measures are taken to improve the sphere. Thanks to efforts of head of the state Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the activity started by Hero-Arkadag to study, preserve and further enrich the national cultural heritage proceeds. A special significance is given to such topical issues as education of the new generation of workers of art and culture, their initiation into subtleties of our art, encouragement of young people into self-improvement.

Thanks to the support of our state, the youth gets world level education in their chosen areas. All this helps to reveal the talent of young men, who will bring a contribution to development of national culture and art and will become world stars.

In their speeches, the gathered expressed their gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan and Hero-Arkadag for the all-round conditions created so that the younger generation will grow well educated with a wide outlook and loyal to their native land.

Then, participants of the ceremony started to lay the foundation of the new Centre. The first shovels of concrete were put into the foundation by representatives of the senior generation. Representatives of the younger generation followed their example and it testifies to the clear demonstration of continuation of noble traditions of our courageous ancestors passed throughout centuries to our days.  In that moment, a multi-coloured «cloud» of balloons flies up in the sky.

The centre, which will embellish the architectural shape of the capital, will provide children with all conditions for perfection of their knowledge and skills. There will be also created the clubs to provide professional orientation courses to help with choice of professions, sports and playgrounds, places for cultural events, an amphitheatre, a field for study of traffic regulations and other facilities.

Thus, in the International year of peace and trust, the stone laying of the «Güneşli» Centre for Children and the Youth and the state children's library named after Bazar Amanov once again confirmed a global reputation of our beloved country, which it has gained as the country of happy childhood and with a high educational level.