Another bright page will be added to the chronicle of national revival. The ceremony of putting new facilities into operation in the Avaza national tourism zone on the Caspian seashore have take place today. This project, the significance of which goes beyond the bounds of time and geography, is implemented at the national level and dominate in the consciousness of the society and the life of the state.

On April 12, the new international airport of the city of Turkmenbashi received the first four international flights. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the airport on this day as part of the grand opening of the facility. He inspected the airport complex, which is designed to give new impetus to the development of national economy, the tourism industry and international cooperation.

An exhibition dedicated to the 1st International Gas Congress of Turkmenistan, which will start on April 14, opened at the Exhibition Palace in Ashgabat. As the Turkmenistan.ru correspondent reports from Ashgabat, 80 foreign firms as well as organizations of Turkmenistan's energy sector participate in the exhibition. More than 150 international organizations and companies from 32 countries will participate in the gas congress.

In the near future Turkmenistan and the U.S. will hold political consultations, as well as the Turkmen-American business forum with participation of members of the U.S. Business Council.