The Avaza National Tourist Zone is preparing to become a venue for the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. On Sunday, July 11, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting of the State Organizing Committee dedicated to holding the upcoming forum, TDH reports.

Turkmenistan's GDP growth in the first half of the year amounted to 6.3%. This was stated by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov during an expanded government meeting, where the results of the country's socio-economic development for January-June 2025 were discussed.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov has allowed members of the government to go on vacation from August 1. The head of state announced his decision at an expanded government meeting on July 11, where the results of the country's socio-economic development for January-June 2025 were discussed, TDH reports.

Turkmenistan’s activities to further strengthen its position in the global energy sector and to demonstrate its commitment to international environment protection obligations deserve special attention. Currently, our country cooperates with such authoritative international organizations as the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),

On July 12, a reporting meeting on the results of the industry’s enterprises for the first half of this year, the International Year of Peace and Trust, was held in the Central Building of the Oil and Gas Complex of Turkmenistan. The participants of the meeting discussed the tasks set by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov before the country’s oil and gas complex at the digital sitting of the Cabinet of Ministers held on July 11, which summarized the activities of all sectors of the economy for the current period.

In Turkmenistan, natural gas production in the first half of this year amounted to 38 billion 991.4 million cubic meters, oil - 4 million 091.5 thousand tons.

On July 11, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held an expanded meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, where the results of the work for six months of the current year were summed up, the implementation of the country's socio-economic development programs and personnel issues were considered. The reports of the Vice-Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, a number of heads and hyakims of the regions were also heard, TDH reports.

On Thursday, July 10, major deals were concluded at the Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan on both the foreign and domestic markets. Export agreements with neighboring countries took place on the foreign market.

The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov inspected the preparations for the upcoming III UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries during his working visit to the Balkan velayat on July 9. This was reported by TDH.

Turkmenistan has confirmed its interest in actively implementing joint projects with the European Union. This became known after the meeting of the Regional Director of the Directorate-General for International Partnerships of the European Commission Peteris Ustups with the ambassadors of the Central Asian countries accredited to the EU, which took place in Brussels, according to the website of the International Information Center of Turkmenistan (https://turkmenistaninfo.gov.tm/news/13069).

On July 7, Brussels hosted an expert roundtable of the Brussels Energy Club, one of the most influential energy platforms in Europe. The discussion focused on “Medium-term prospects for EU gas imports and strategies of exporting countries,” and Turkmenistan presented its vision of the future global energy market, the Turkmen news agency Orient reports (https://orient.tm/ru/post/87470/turkmenistan-gaz-evropa-brusells-energy-club).

A program for improving the qualifications of specialists in the oil and gas industry is being successfully implemented in the Mary region. In accordance with the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan and as part of the modernization of the vocational education system, the educational department of the training center of the State Concern “Turkmengas” was opened last year at the Mary oil and gas secondary specialized educational institution.

Thematic exhibitions will be organized during the third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, which will be held in August in the national tourist zone "Avaza", to present the achievements of Turkmenistan and the states participating in the forum, the TDH agency reports.

A sports competition called "Sports - Health of the Nation" was held in the Nesil Children's Health Center of the SC “Turkmengas” in Gokdere as part of the summer season of the International Year of Peace and Trust.

A meeting was held at the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Islamabad with a delegation led by the Secretary General of the International Congress of Parliamentarians (IPC), Senator Ms. Sitara Ayaz, during which they discussed ways to develop inter-parliamentary relations between Turkmenistan and the IPC, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports (https://www.mfa.gov.tm/ru/articles/1586).