By 2025, the extraction of natural gas in the Balkan region, which is key for the oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan, is planned to be increased to 11 billion cubic meters per year.
New ambassadors of two European countries – Romania and Germany – have started their work in Turkmenistan. On Tuesday, they presented copies of their credentials to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov.
On Tuesday, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov flew around the new buildings of Ashgabat, also assessing the progress of improvement in a number of districts of the capital, after which the projects of new facilities were presented to the head of state.
The tasks facing the country's transport and communication complex in connection with the decisions on the "Ashgabat process" announced last week in Avaza were discussed on Tuesday at a general meeting of the Agency for Transport and Communications (ATaC) under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.
Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. Special Envoy for Reconciliation in Afghanistan, and his wife Dr. Cheryl Benard visited Ashgabat.
Last week, 36 deals totaling $29.7 million and 13.4 million Turkmen manats were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.
On Friday, August 19, at the auction of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, a deal for the export of the "A" grade technical iodine was made, the correspondent of ORIENT reports.
New Ambassador of Turkmenistan to France, Maksat Charyev, presented copies of his credentials to Philippe Franck, Director of State Protocol and Diplomatic Events at the Elysee Palace of France.
A briefing was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, at which the main results of the Conference of Ministers of Transport of Landlocked Developing Countries, held on August 15-16 in Turkmenbashi, were considered.
The diplomatic Mission of Turkmenistan in China has begun preparations for the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Pyragy with an event to which it invited representatives of the Chinese Equestrian Industry Association, cultural, scientific and business circles of the Celestial Empire.
On Thursday, August 18, at the auction of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, a representative of Uzbekistan made a deal for the purchase of the "B" grade carbamide, the correspondent of ORIENT reports.
On Wednesday, August 17, 7 deals totaling $1.4 million and 9.7 million Turkmen manats were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.
The Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries intends to introduce an automated system for monitoring and accounting for emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere.
Avaza hosted the inauguration ceremony of the Global Transit Document (GTrD) Pilot Project, which, using blockchain technology, will provide a unique opportunity to provide container transportation without mandatory customs clearance across several borders on all modes of transport.
On Tuesday, August 17, 25 deals totaling $20.6 million and 3.9 million Turkmen manats were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.
