Last Wednesday, the General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) considered the application of Turkmenistan to join the WTO and decided to grant Turkmenistan the status of an acceding country («active observer») to the WTO.

The agenda of the VI Caspian Summit, which is to be held in 2022 in Turkmenistan, was discussed by Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov at talks on February 22 in Moscow with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.

In Turkmenistan, the stage of nomination and registration of candidates for the post of the President of the country at the forthcoming presidential elections in March has been completed. According to the law, candidates hold campaign meetings with voters. This was reported on the website of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums in Turkmenistan.

Khydyrov Azat Yazmyradovich has been appointed director of the Seydi oil refinery of the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries.

On Monday, a meeting of voters with the candidate for the post of President of Turkmenistan, nominated by the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, Vice-Chairman Serdar Berdimuhamedov, was held in the hyakimlik of the Dashoguz region, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reports.

On Monday, the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of our country (PIET), as well as initiative groups of citizens of Dashoguz region and Ashgabat, nominated their candidates for the post of President of Turkmenistan in the upcoming elections in March, TDH reports.

The gas workers of the «Gubadagetrapgaz» gas enterprise of the «Dashoguzgazupjunchilik» department in the year passing under the motto «Epoch of people with Arkadag» continue to professionally service gas distribution networks, uninterruptedly provide natural gas to the population, industrial, agricultural and household enterprises of the Dashoguz region.

During the extended meeting of the government, which President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held last Friday, Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Shakhym Abdrakhmanov reported on the ongoing measures to improve the country's oil refining industry and the preparation of long-term profile work plans.

Last Saturday, at a meeting of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums in Turkmenistan, two candidates nominated by initiative groups of citizens for the post of President of Turkmenistan, whose early elections are scheduled for March 12, were registered.

A conference dedicated to the historic decisions of the meeting of the Halk Maslakhaty (People's Council) of Turkmenistan, held on February 11 this year, was organized in the Central building of the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan.

The Central Commission for Elections and Referendums in Turkmenistan has registered six initiative groups of citizens nominating candidates for the presidential elections to be held on March 12, the organization's website reports.

On Friday, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov congratulated the employees of the diplomatic service of our country on their professional holiday – the Day of Diplomatic Workers of Turkmenistan, which is celebrated on February 18.

«Bagtyyar gurlushyk» company exported about 600 tons of polypropylene yarn. In particular, the company sent these products to Turkey, Russia and Uzbekistan, the press service of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan reported.

At the end of 2021, the export of oil and oil products from Turkmenistan to Georgia amounted to $191.8 million, which is 186.2% more than in 2020. This is reported by Trend with reference to the National Statistical Office of Georgia.

On Tuesday, at the Extraordinary IV Congress of the Agrarian Party of Procedure, a candidate for the highest state post of our country was nominated. The deputy khyakim of the Mary region, Agajan Bekmyradov, became the winner.