The new 26 000 square meters platform construction meeting ICAO international norms has been finished at the airport of Turkmenbashi city where the next annual session of the Khalk Maslakhaty (the Peoplefs Council) will take place, August 14-16, 2003. The first stage of Turkmenbashi airport modernization was completed in the framework of the Civil Aviation National Development Program two years ago. The French ⌠Thomson¡ implemented technical re-equipment of the airport by having built the new radar station covering 400 km of airspace in accordance with international standards of air traffic monitoring. One more project has been started this spring aimed at strengthening the airport infrastructure. Both Turkmen and foreign companies together with Decolight Trading LLC from the UAE are implementing this project, the correspondent of Turkmenistan.ru reports from Ashgabat. The reconstruction of traffic lanes with total length of 1600 meters is nearing its finish. The best construction material was used in preparation of the multilayer base carcasses of these objects. They have been made of concrete as opposed to the former asphalt surface. As the National Civil Aviation Authority believes the airport of Turkmenbashi became the best of the modern once in the country. The modernization of the traffic navigation system and air-technical base has enabled to enhance airplanes traffic security over the territory of Turkmenistan, airplanes maintenance security in the airport and enhance its traffic capacity. (Turkmenistan.ru)