The 23rd meeting of the Turkmenistan-EU Joint Committee held in Brussels discussed trade cooperation issues, including support for Turkmenistan's accession to the WTO, the macroeconomic situation in Turkmenistan and the EU, as well as transport connectivity and digitalization. This was reported by the News Portal of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company of Turkmenistan.

Prospects for cooperation in the gas sector were discussed on Thursday in a telephone conversation between the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, TDH reports.

The Turkish Export Goods Exhibition is being held in Ashgabat from December 4 to 6, and the regular meeting of the Turkmen-Turkish Business Council was also held within its framework.

Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov discussed priority areas of cooperation with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on December 3 during his working visit to Saudi Arabia, TDH reports.

On December 4, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Minister of Trade of Turkey Omer Bolat, who arrived in our country to participate in the Exhibition of Export Goods of the Republic of Turkey, TDH reports.

A delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmet Gurbanov took part in the 28th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO CFM), held in Mashhad (Iran), the website of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry reports.

The opportunities to deepen partnership in the trade and economic sphere, fuel and energy, industrial and transport sectors were discussed at a meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on its website.

Significant funds of the State Budget of Turkmenistan for 2025 will be directed to the development of the social sphere. This was announced at a recent meeting of the Mejlis of the country, at which the draft law "On the State Budget of Turkmenistan for 2025" was considered and unanimously adopted.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed the law "On the State Budget of Turkmenistan for 2025", according to which the budget revenues and expenditures were approved in the amount of 123 billion 798.1 million manats.

25 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

On November 29, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on a digital system, where a number of issues of state life were considered.

Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived in Hungary on November 29 on a working visit to participate in the 16th meeting of the Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) as a member of the Council of Elders and an honorary guest, TDH reports.

Representatives of Central Asian countries on November 28 recognized the urgent need for regional cooperation on green development and committed to strengthen cooperation in key sectors, including energy, trade digitalization, trade integration, trade facilitation, investment promotion, small and medium-sized enterprise development, water cooperation and innovation ecosystems. This was reported on the website of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

At the International Conference "International Transport and Transit Corridors: Interconnection and Development - 2024" (ITTC-2024), held on November 26-27 in Ashgabat, experts from Turkmenistan presented a strategy for transforming the transport sector, emphasizing its key role in solving global environmental problems.

Bilateral relations between Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates show unprecedented growth at all levels. This was stated by the UAE Ambassador to Turkmenistan Ahmed Alhai Al Hameli at a reception in Ashgabat on the occasion of the 53rd UAE National Day, News Central Asia (nCa) reports.