12 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

The State concern «Turkmengas» is negotiating with the Danish company «Haldor Topsoe» on the construction in Turkmenistan of a small-sized gas chemical plant for the production of ammonia and methanol from natural gas. Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Shakhym Abdrakhmanov reported this to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at a government meeting held last Friday.

The situation in Afghanistan and further steps to intensify regional cooperation in order to maintain peace and stability in the region were discussed on Thursday at a meeting between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmud Qureshi, who is on a visit to Turkmenistan, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

The implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline is beneficial for the entire region, and Afghanistan alone will receive $1 billion in transit fees and royalties, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureishi said on Thursday, the Pakistani Daily Times reported.

Turkmenistan continues to ensure the uninterrupted operation of checkpoints on the Turkmen-Afghan border, the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.

Turkmenistan continues to supply electricity to neighboring Afghanistan in accordance with existing contracts, the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.

Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries systematically increases the production of polypropylene, which is in great demand both in the domestic and foreign markets.

For the first half of the year, Georgia imported 669.2 million liters of gasoline and diesel fuel. The largest volume of fuel during this period was imported from Romania – 23.77%, Turkmenistan – 23.75% and Russia – 21.1%.

In the future, the volume of natural gas exported to China will reach 100 billion cubic meters. This was stated by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, speaking on Monday at a ceremony dedicated to the start of drilling new wells in the giant Galkynysh gas field in Turkmenistan.

The start of construction of three new wells at the Galkynysh field represents a new step in strengthening interstate Turkmen-Chinese energy cooperation. The Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Turkmenistan Qian Naicheng said this at the ceremony of launching a new project in Mary region.

When carrying out construction work at the Galkynysh field, modern scientific and technical justifications and methods will be used, and wells will be drilled at the highest quality level. This was stated by Chen Huailong, Director General of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) branch in Turkmenistan, speaking at a ceremony marking the start of construction of those new wells in the giant Galkynysh gas field.

When carrying out construction work at the Galkynysh field, modern scientific and technical justifications and methods will be used, and wells will be drilled at the highest quality level. This was stated by Chen Huailong, Director General of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) branch in Turkmenistan, speaking at a ceremony marking the start of construction of those new wells in the giant Galkynysh gas field.

Today, on August 23, with the participation of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, a solemn ceremony was held dedicated to the start of construction of new gas wells at the world's largest gas field «Galkynysh» in the Iolotan etrap of Mary region.

The international rating agency «Fitch Ratings» has assigned Turkmenistan a short-term rating at «B» and a long-term rating at «B+ stable», the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.

Last Saturday, August 21, in the Olympic town of the capital, a solemn ceremony of presenting state awards to the silver medalist of Turkmenistan in the XXXII Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo – Polina Guryeva was held.