CNPC is the Premier partner of the International Conference “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan” (OGT 2022), which will be held on October 26-28 in Ashgabat.

The expansion of Turkmen-Qatari relations in the political, diplomatic, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres was discussed by the delegation of Turkmenistan at meetings during a working visit to the State of Qatar, the website of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry reported on Monday.

The CIS states could join the energy, transport and communication projects initiated by Turkmenistan in the southern direction. This was stated by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking at a meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State, which took place on October 14 in Astana.

As part of the state visit of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov to the Republic of Kazakhstan on October 15, bilateral negotiations were held in Astana at the highest level, as well as with the participation of members of official delegations of the two countries. The parties discussed in detail a number of topical issues on the bilateral agenda and identified priority areas for further cooperation.

Within the framework of six-sided cooperation in the "Central Asia + Russia" format, the economy is the most important priority. This opinion was expressed by the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking at the summit "Central Asia + Russia", which was held in Astana last Friday.

Currently, registration for the XXVII International Conference and Exhibition "Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan" (OGT - 2022), which will be held on October 26-28 in Ashgabat, continues, the organizers of the upcoming forum report. In particular, over 250 delegates from 20 countries have already registered for OGT - 2022.

Actual issues of an international nature and bilateral cooperation were discussed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of the Office of the Prime Minister of Singapore Mohamad Maliki bin Osman, the website of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry reports.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov arrived in Astana on Friday morning to attend a regular meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State and the Central Asia-Russia Summit. On Saturday, the program of the state visit of the head of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Kazakhstan will begin, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reports today.

During the IV Turkish-German Energy Forum, held in Berlin, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Donmez said that Turkey is ready to transit Turkmen natural gas to European markets and will do everything possible for this. This is reported by the Anadolu agency.

Preparations for the 15th Central Asia-Republic of Korea Cooperation Forum at the level of foreign ministers were discussed on Wednesday at an online meeting of deputy foreign ministers of the participating countries. This is reported by the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The Department of Export and Marketing of Oil Products of the Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries of the State Concern "Turkmennebit" was liquidated. This was reported by the Liquidation Commission on the pages of the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper.

On October 26, not only the 27th International Conference "Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan", but also the three-day International Expo will begin its work.

Today, a reporting meeting was held in the Central building of the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan, at which the results of the work of the industry enterprises for January-September of the current year, held under the motto "Epoch of people with Arkadag", were discussed.

The GDP of Turkmenistan in January-September 2022 increased by 6.2%. This was stated by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov at an extended meeting of the government last Monday, which considered the results of the country's socio-economic development for nine months of this year.

Last Monday, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held an expanded meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, at which the results of the activities of the sectors of the national economy for the nine months of 2022 were summed up, and the implementation of the Presidential and other programs of the country's socio-economic development was discussed.