On May 21, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov familiarized with the construction projects of the National Tourist Zone “Avaza” further development, with the course of ongoing activities, as well as made a fly-around of the capital. Then Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan S.Satlykov (in charge of the Balkan velayat) and the head of administration of the western region of the country reported to the head of state on the state of affairs in the velayat , the ongoing activities, including preparedness to the summer season and to a regular meeting of the Elders Council of Turkmenistan. Further, to the attention of the President of Turkmenistan were presented the flatbed sketches with the views of today’s Avaza, the photos of the objects under construction and how they would look like at their final stage, other perspective projects and proposals on redevelopment and improvement of the National Tourist Zone, which year after year expands its horizons turning the Turkmen coast into a modern resort area with innovative infrastructure. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan S.Satlykov reported on the main areas of activities carried out in Avaza. Among them are various versions of the Congress Centre exterior design projects implemented in the National Tourist Zone Avaza. Having acquainted with the models of the Congress-Centre’s general view and the suggested sketches of its decoration, the leader of nation made a number of remarks, having necessitated a creative approach to the harmonic combination of the traditional construction ornaments with the contemporary architectural styles. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov also gave instructions on organizing hospitality services for the guests. Further, the head of state got acquainted with the implementation course of construction of a multifunctional sport complex in Avaza. As the leader of nation underlined, the significance of the complex for the residents and guests of Turkmenbashi can scarcely be overestimated, for it presents completely a new and most modern opportunities for going in for sports. In the course of presentation, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov was closely acquainted with the projects of construction of: a five-star 300-capacity hotel “Hazar” against the order of the financial-economic and banking complex; a five-star 300-capacity hotel “Bagtyyar” for the transport communication complex; a deluxe hotel “Merdana” (324-capacity) for the Ministry of Defence; a five-star hotel (350-seat) for the oil-gas complex of Turkmenistan. Consideration was also given to the resort afforestation projects. In particular, the head of state acquainted with the construction course of parks and amusement complexes to be built against the orders of different ministries and departments of the country. Among them are the amusement park «Älemgoshar» («Rainbow») of the agricultural complex, the amusement park «Jadyly kenar» («A magic coast») of transport and communication complex, the park «Deňiz merjeni» («A marine pearl ») of the State Tourism Committee, and the aqua park erected against the order of the oil-gas complex of Turkmenistan. The head of state was also introduced to the course of works on creating of green alleys along the banks of the artificial river Avaza and construction of a multilevel 266-capacity cark park. In the course of presentation, the leader of nation was closely informed on the state of affairs at the construction sites of: the complex of modern cottage houses and a yacht club erected against the order of the Central Bank of Turkmenistan; a 700-capacity cottage-type town erected by the Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Union of Turkmenistan; a sport complex erected against the order of ministries and departments of the industrial sector. Then the resort-recreation system development projects and other related projects were presented for consideration of the head of Turkmenistan. One of the perspective projects was devoted to the construction of a mono-railway in the tourist zone assigned to improve transport services in Avaza and become one more technical attraction of the resort. The presented general map of the mono-railway included the scheme of the road itinerary with its stations-platforms and other objects. Noting that the monorail system is a comfortable excursion route, the leader of nation commissioned the related authorities to work upon the would-be travelling routes to show best the sights and places of interest of Avaza, not ignoring thereto the principles of comfortable travelling and transport links between its key objects. Among the suggested projects, there are also health centres presented as the sketches of their general views, layouts, architectural designs and separate engineering and technical aspects. A health-improving aspect is supported by a large-scale afforestation work carried out on the coast: the man-planted evergreen forests and new park zones create the most favourable microclimate enriched with volatile production and ions of sea water which influence favourably the health and vitality of the organism. Moreover, construction of specialized health centres will attach to that trend of resort activity the strongly pronounced character and larger scale and scope. In this connection, the head of state Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov made a number of remarks on the centres’ functional equipment and formation of the mutually complementary medical-and-health services system. Another proposal was about creating in the zone of a landscape park.. While familiarizing with the project, the head of state focused attention on the importance of preserving the coastal area’s unique nature, creation of Avaza’s image-advertising component showing it as a garden city. On the whole, having approved the projects presented, the head of state Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov once again concentrated attention on the necessity of keeping constant control over the quality of construction works. Then the leader of nation made a get-acquainted helicopter round of the capital to familiarize with the course of activities there, construction of the important objects, and development of the comfortable residential areas. During the fly-around, the head of state Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov viewed, in particular, the development course of the northern part of the capital where under construction are the transport arteries, bridges, and overhead motor roads. The leader of nation gave a number of executive instructions concerning construction and development of the capital, creation of green zones in every etrap of the capital. The head of state has stressed the importance of proper organizing the landscaping work of municipal services of the capital in line with modern requirements in the context of preparations for V Asian Indoor Games and Martial Arts games to be held in Ashgabat in 2017. It is necessary to take most seriously the issues of proper maintaining green zones, parks and fountains, ensuring the ideal order in the capital, said the leader of nation and gave concrete issue-related instructions to the relevant executives.