Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held separate meetings with heads of the companies involved in construction of facilities in the territory of the national tourist zone Avaza in the course of his working visit to Balkan province on 29 September. Meetings were held at Serdar Hotel on the coast of the Caspian Sea, the Turkmenistan.ru correspondent reports.

The president received head of Sumy machine-building scientific and production association Vladimir Lukyanenko, president of the Itera international group of companies Igor Makarov, head of Turkish Polimeks company Erol Tabanja, head of Turkish Sehil company Mohammet Chapa, and head of Turkish Ichkale company Buraq Kylchyr.

Businessmen reported to the president on the pace of implementation of projects in Avaza and other regions of Turkmenistan and thanked him for creating favorable investment climate. They also expressed readiness to expand business cooperation with Turkmenistan and assured the president that they would strictly fulfill all contractual obligations.

In the course of the meeting with Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov head of French Vinci company Yves-Thibault de Silguy briefed the president of Turkmenistan on the company's activities, its achievements and most famous projects. On results of the presentation, the head of state invited a potential partner to join large-scale projects implemented in various parts of Turkmenistan.