In September, IRU and Turkmenistan held high-level talks focused on priorities in the field of road transport, during which key aspects of the sector's development were examined.

Deputy Minister of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic Nazarbek Malayev took part in the Turkmen Investment Forum, which was held on September 10-11 in Ashgabat.

The Turkmenistan Investment Forum 2024 (TIF 2024) was a significant platform for discussing the country's development prospects and strengthening international ties.

As part of the international conference and exhibition HI-TECH Turkmenistan 2024, which is taking place in the International Science and Technology Park of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, an ORIENT correspondent interviewed Maxim Neshcheret, regional director of CMA Small Systems AB for Central and Southeast Asia.

The State Minister of Turkmenistan - Chairman of the State Concern "Turkmengas" Maksat Babayev met with Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Almasadam Satkaliyev.

The volume of mutual trade between Russia and Turkmenistan from January to June 2024 increased by 73.5% in monetary terms compared to the same period of 2023. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Dmitry Volvach.

Turkmenistan's Investment Forum and exhibition, an international conference and exhibition on attracting high technologies and innovations to the economy of Turkmenistan have started their work in Ashgabat.

On September 9, the heads of the Yagshigeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University (Ashgabat) and the Georgian Technical University (Tbilisi) held an online meeting to prepare a Memorandum of Cooperation between the two universities.

Turkmenistan's Ambassador to Kabul, Hoja Ovezov met with Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Afghanistan Najibullah Hayat Haqqani on 8 September to discuss issues related to the implementation of a joint project to lay a fibre-optic communication line, as reported by Radio Television of Afghanistan.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov and Secretary General of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) Umberto de Pretto discussed preparations for the November international conference in Ashgabat to celebrate World Sustainable Transport Day.