President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who arrived on a working visit to the capital of Shanxi Province of the People’s Republic of China on May 18 to participate in the Central Asia-China Summit, held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the afternoon, TDH reports.

Theme of the energy cooperation will be among the priority on the agenda of the upcoming Central Asia – China summit, which will be held on May 18-19 in the ancient Chinese city Xi’an, according to well-known analytical centers and political scientists.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in its May Regional Economic Prospects review, published its assessment of Turkmenistan’s GDP growth in 2023-2024.

Russian scientists have proposed burying greenhouse gases in former oil fields. The studies were carried out by employees of the Laboratory of General Hydromechanics of the Research Institute of Mechanics of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, the Oil and Gas Information Agency (ANGI) reports.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a Resolution providing for measures aimed at the timely preparation of draft State budgets, the main directions of socio-economic development and the country’s investment program for 2024.

Analysts at the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimate that halving the emission intensity of the world’s oil and gas production will require an investment of $600 billion.

Ashirguly Begliev has been appointed Advisor to the President of Turkmenistan on oil and gas issues.

Amanov Batyr Amangeldiyevich, who until that time had headed the State Concern “Turkmengas”, was appointed as the new Vice-Chairman for the fuel and energy complex of Turkmenistan.

Maksat Babayev, who until now served as deputy head of this concern, has been appointed as the new Minister of State – Chairman of the State Concern “Turkmengas”.

The first issue in 2023 of the socio-political and scientific journalism journal “Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources of Turkmenistan” of the State Concern “Turkmennebit” has been published.

Possibility of creating new transport routes from Central and South Asia to the Middle East and the Middle East was discussed at the meeting of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov with the Prime Minister Tajikistan Kohir Rasulzoda, TDH reports. The meeting took place on May 11, on the second day of the state visit of the head of Turkmenistan to Tajikistan.

On Wednesday, May 10, 29 transactions were concluded at the auction of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan for a total of $30.8 million, ORIENT reports.

On Wednesday, May 10, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon held talks in Dushanbe in a narrow format and in an expanded format with the participation of government delegations of the two countries, TDH reports.

Preparations have begun in Turkmenistan for an international scientific conference on the topic “Environmental aspects of the production of hydrocarbon resources.” It is scheduled for mid-June, and now the agenda of the forum is being worked out and presentation proposals are being accepted.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the celebrations held in Moscow on May 9 on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.