Turkmenistan intends to further strengthen the interstate political, economic, spiritual and cultural ties with Russia that have passed the test of time. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said this during a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on October 7.

On Wednesday, a telephone conversation took place between Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

Russian "Gazprom" increased gas purchases in Turkmenistan for the first half of 2020, INTERFAX.RU reports.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov emphasized the huge contribution of Vladimir Putin to the development of strategic and friendly Turkmen-Russian relations in his congratulations sent to the President of the Russian Federation on the occasion of his birthday.

The Central Building of the Oil and Gas Complex of Turkmenistan hosted a conference dedicated to the recent major political events in Turkmenistan, in particular, to the historic decisions reached within the framework of the meeting of the “Halk Maslahaty” (People's Council) of Turkmenistan.

The successful promotion of major transport and energy projects, including the construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, was noted during an online meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, on October 4, 2020, the website of the foreign ministry of our country reports.

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

A new batch of modern specialized cementing equipment "KAMAZ" has arrived at the cementing department of the State Concern "Turkmengas". The received vehicles are characterized by a high degree of mobility, which will contribute to the further intensity of work in the development of oil and gas fields.

Today in Kabul, in the presidential palace "Salam Khan", a solemn ceremony of signing a number of documents was held to promote the further implementation of joint infrastructure projects between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

Against the backdrop of rising prices for natural gas in Europe, Gazprom forecasts the average export price for this year at the level of 120-130 US dollars per 1,000 cubic meters. According to TASS, this was announced by the head of the contract structuring and pricing department of Gazprom Export, Sergei Komlev, during an online discussion about the prospects for the oil and gas sector.

The Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries demonstrated a steady growth in the production of high-quality products in the first eight months of this year.

Turkmenistan continues to occupy the first place in terms of supply of pipeline gas to China, Interfax reports, citing data from Chinese customs.

On September 27, Turkmenistan solemnly celebrated one of the main holidays of our country - Independence Day.