In January-October of this year, the GDP growth rate of Turkmenistan amounted to 6.2%. This was announced by Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country Serdar Berdimuhamedov at a government meeting last Friday.

At the government meeting, which President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov chaired via video communication last Friday, the results of the work of all spheres of the economy of Turkmenistan, including the oil and gas industry, in January-October of this year were discussed.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent Vice-Chairman Chary Gylyjov to the capital of Kyrgyzstan to participate in the 1st Economic Forum «European Union – Central Asia», which will be held on November 5 in Bishkek.

Prices for benchmark crude oil are growing during trading on Friday against the backdrop of the OPEC+ decision after a decline the day before, Interfax reports.

OPEC+ ministers on Thursday unanimously decided to follow the plan and not increase oil production more than planned. Consumer pleas for additional volumes remained unanswered. OPEC+ explains this by forecasts of a future drop in demand, Interfax reports.

The ministers of the OPEC+ countries will hold their next monthly meeting to decide whether to supply the market with additional oil or go within the framework of the decision, Interfax reports.

In the medium term, Turkmenistan plans to achieve zero growth in greenhouse gas emissions, and in the long term – to annually reduce their level. This was stated by Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking at the 26th session of the conference of the parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow, the website of the foreign ministry of our country reports.

Oil prices of benchmark brands continue to fall, which will take place on Thursday, Interfax reports, citing MarketWatch.

The President of Egypt Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi invited the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to visit Cairo to discuss ways to develop cooperation between the two countries.

At the COP26 environmental summit on Tuesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Joe Biden presented a joint initiative to reduce methane emissions, Interfax reported.

In January-October, 1.53 million tons of oil from Turkmenistan was transported through the Transneft oil pipeline system in the Russian Federation. Of these, 80.9 thousand tons of «black gold» were transported in October alone. Interfax reports.

The results of the Turkmen-Afghan negotiations held in Kabul by the delegation of Turkmenistan are aimed at expanding effective partnership in priority areas. This was announced at a press conference by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaki, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

The delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by Vice-Chairman, Foreign Minister of the country Rashid Meredov, held talks on Saturday with the leadership of Afghanistan, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

On Sunday, as part of a working visit to Kabul, Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov held a number of meetings with high-ranking officials of Afghanistan, as a result of which security guarantees were obtained for the implementation of infrastructure projects in the neighboring country, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

During the government meeting, which President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov chaired on Thursday using the digital system, Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Shakhym Abdrakhmanov reported on preparations for the winter season and ensuring uninterrupted and reliable supply of domestic consumers with natural gas.