Priority issues of state life were discussed during a regular government meeting, which President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov chaired by videoconference last Friday. During the meeting, Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Shakhym Abdrakhmanov reported on the state of affairs in the structural divisions of the fuel and energy complex and the work on increasing oil production.

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

The preparation for the participation of the Turkmen side in the 14th high-level meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), which is organized by Turkey via live video link on March 4, was reported at a government meeting last Friday by Vice-Chairman, Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov.

Geçen hepdede Türkmenistanyň Döwlet haryt-çig mal biržasynyň söwdalarynda geleşikleriň 7-si hasaba alyndy.

Priority issues of state life were discussed during a regular government meeting, which President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov chaired by videoconference last Friday. During the meeting, Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Shakhym Abdrakhmanov reported on the state of affairs in the structural divisions of the fuel and energy complex and the work on increasing oil production.

Since the beginning of this year, specialists of the «Goturdepe Drilling Department» of the State Concern «Turkmennebit» have been achieving high performance in drilling operations in fields rich in hydrocarbon raw materials.

Since the beginning of 2021, 34 thousand 857 tons of fuel kerosene have been produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries, that indicates the successful implementation of the production plan.

The US government through the Agency for International Development (USAID) on Thursday launched a new five-year regional energy program «USAID Energy in Central Asia», INTERFAX-KAZAKHSTAN reported citing the US Embassy in Kazakhstan.

Azerbaijan, Turkey and Turkmenistan plan to sign a number of agreements within the framework of the three-state summit, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoglu told reporters after a meeting with colleagues from Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan Jeyhun Bayramov and Rashid Meredov in Ankara on February 24, INTERFAX-AZERBAIJAN reports.

The issues of economic cooperation between Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan became the main topic of the meeting of the foreign ministers of the three countries held in Ankara on Wednesday, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

The Milli Majlis (parliament) of Azerbaijan at a plenary session on February 23 approved the Memorandum of Understanding on the «Dostluk» field between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, INTERFAX-AZERBAIJAN reports.

Ankara is ready to make efforts to ensure supplies of Turkmen gas to Turkey and transit through Turkish territory to European markets. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated this on Tuesday, INTERFAX-AZERBAIJAN reports.

On Monday, February 22, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the head of the party of the National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan, Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

For 2020, the profit of the Serdar oil products enterprise of the Turkmennebitonumleri management amounted to 11.4 million manats, while the plan was fulfilled by 149%.

Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Shakhim Abdrakhmanov reported on the ongoing work on the implementation of digital technologies at enterprises and institutions of the oil and gas complex and ensuring information security during a government meeting chaired by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on February 19.