President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov approved the State Program in the field of state youth policy of Turkmenistan for 2021-2025 and the Plan for its implementation, having signed a relevant Resolution at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers today, the Vatan news program of Turkmen television reported.

This Program, in the development of which the Youth Organization named after Mahtumkuli took an active part, and the Action Plan for its implementation provides for a whole range of important tasks.

This is ensuring the social protection of youth, raising the level of explanatory and educational work carried out in the youth environment, aimed at educating in the spirit of love for national culture, language and literature, history, and encouraging young people to international scientific cooperation.

An important place in the draft documents is taken by the issues of promoting the formation of a segment of young entrepreneurs, improving the legislative framework in the field of youth and studying the practice of other countries

in this direction, providing rural schools and preschool childcare institutions that meet the requirements of the time with highly qualified specialists, and supporting young families.

Commenting on the signed document, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov emphasized the exceptional importance of creating a favorable environment for the comprehensive development of the younger generation, the fullest disclosure of its intellectual and creative potential, as well as personal growth.

As noted, the state youth policy implies the formation of a system of social, economic, political, organizational and legal measures aimed at the exercise of rights and freedoms, support for young citizens of Turkmenistan, and public organizations and relevant state structures should be actively involved in this work.

Along with patriotic education and instilling love for the Motherland, great attention should be paid to explaining and conveying to young people the fundamental ideas of historical development and modern directions of state policy, the essence of the grandiose transformations of the current era of power and happiness.

Young people should be provided with ample opportunities for quality education, spiritual and physical development, a conscious choice of a specialty in accordance with existing interests, ensuring the employment of young people and applying the professional knowledge they have acquired in production, public service, in the scientific and creative spheres, said the head of Turkmenistan and has given relevant instructions to the Deputy Prime

Minister Mammetmyrat Geldinyyazov.

It was also indicated the need to expand cooperation with international organizations to establish mutual exchange of experience in this area and develop new joint programs.

Emphasizing the importance of widespread popularization among young people of age-old traditions and customs, national foundations, the head of state noted their importance in educating the young generation.

“Young people should actively participate in all events of the year, held under the motto “Turkmenistan is the Motherland of Peace and Trust” and marked by the glorious 30th anniversary of independence,” the leader of the nation said, addressing relevant instructions in this regard.

The decree of the President of Turkmenistan instructed the relevant ministries and sectoral departments, hyakimliks of velayats and the city of Ashgabat to ensure the implementation of this State Program.