President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdymuhamedov took part in the laying ceremony of the second stage of the construction of the city of Arkadag, reports Turkmenistan Today.
, as part of the ceremony, to the gift of the new city, modern vehicles that meet environmental standards were transferred – electric buses, electric cars, communal equipment and specialized service cars.
Before the start of the ceremony, an expanded exit meeting of the government was held, at which the head of state signed a number of documents relating to the socio-economic development of the first city in Turkmenistan.
Arkadag is a city, the administrative center of the Akhal Vlayat of Turkmenistan. It is in the stage of active construction. The new administrative center, where approximately 70 thousand people will live, are built in an area of 950 hectares located 30 km southwest of Ashgabata.
The implementation of the mega project was started in 2019.
It is expected that the opening of Arkadag at the first stage will be held in the summer of this year.
The former president of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov is the title “Arkadag” (patron).