KHALID IBNOU WALID KANE, Operations Team Leader for Economic Infrastructure, Islamic Development Bank:
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The International Conference and Exhibition “Turkmenistan Oil and Gas–2025” was organized at a high level. This was my first visit to Turkmenistan. We were deeply impressed by the hospitality and cordiality of the Turkmen people. The white-marble city of Ashgabat is striking in its beauty, cleanliness and vibrant architectural solutions.
Turkmenistan, with its enormous hydrocarbon resources, uses its natural wealth not only to ensure national interests but also to promote the well-being of the peoples of the region and the world, which makes it one of the most reliable and loyal partners in this area. The Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India transnational gas pipeline is a vivid example of this. As is well known, a ceremony was recently held to mark the launch of the next stage of the Serhetabat–Herat gas pipeline, known as “Arkadagyň ak ýoly”, during which the National Leader of the Turkmen people delivered a speech and blessed the start of construction. This became a historic event playing a significant role in the destinies of peoples.
We would like to express our gratitude to the esteemed President of Turkmenistan and the Hero-Arkadag for Turkmenistan’s enormous contribution to supporting sustainable development in the region and around the world, for the invitation to visit sunny Turkmenistan and to participate in the international forum and for the warm and cordial welcome.
Turkmenistan exported natural gas worth $ 6.1 billion to China in January-November
Turkmenistan continues to hold a leading position in pipeline export of «blue» fuel to China. According to the General Customs Administration of the PRC, during January-November 2021, the Celestial Empire received 21.91 million tons of Turkmen natural gas through the Turkmenistan-China pipeline, which is $ 6.1 billion in monetary terms.
Laboratory of refrigeration and air conditioning units was opened at the oil and gas university of Turkmenistan
A laboratory of refrigeration and air conditioning units was opened at the International University of Oil and Gas named after Yagshygeldi Kakaev with the assistance of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan, together with the UN Regional Organization for Industrial Development (UNIDO).
A conference on labor protection was held at the industry institute of the “State Concern” Turkmengas
A conference organized by the State Corporation “Turkmengeology” was held within the walls of the Natural Gas Research Institute of the Turkmengas State Concern. The event, dedicated to compliance with labor protection and technical safety rules in organizations and enterprises of the State Corporation “Turkmengeology” in 2024 and tasks for 2025, was attended by responsible employees of the corporation, engineers, and specialists in technical safety and labor protection.
The Chairperson of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan conveyed an invitation to the President of Turkey to take part in the International Forum in Ashgabat
The Chairperson of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan Dunyagozel Gulmanova conveyed an invitation to the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan to take part in a high-level event – the International Forum in Ashgabat on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s permanent neutrality and the “Year of International Peace and Trust”, the website of the Parliament of Turkmenistan reports.
Veterans of the Great Patriotic War were presented with gifts on behalf of the President of Turkmenistan
In Turkmenistan, in honor of the 79th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945, veterans in all velayats of the country and the city of Ashgabat were solemnly presented with monetary and valuable gifts with wishes of good health and good spirits.