From October 23 to 25, Ashgabat will host the 29th International Conference and Exhibition «Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan — 2024» (OGT 2024). The event is organized by the State Concerns «Turkmengas» and «Turkmennebit», the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, and the State Corporation «Turkmengeology».

On the occasion of Turkmen Alabay Day, a checkers competition was held in the Balkangazüpjünçilik Directorate, organized by the primary organization of the Directorate’s trade unions together with the Balkan velayat specialized sports school. The final games of the competition among the employees of the Directorate’s divisions, which lasted for several days, were held in the administrative center of the velayat, the city of Balkanabat.

Last week, 31 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.

On October 18, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers via a digital system, where a number of issues of state life were considered.

On October 18, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a regular Cabinet of Ministers meeting via a digital system, where various state matters were discussed.

Transport, communications, energy, trade and investment activities may become priority areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the SCO countries. This was announced at a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.

Specialists of the gas production department of the Lebap region of Turkmenistan "Lebapgazchykarysh" exceeded the plan for the nine months of 2024 for the production of natural gas. In January-September of this year, 43 million cubic meters more of "blue fuel" were produced than planned. The planned figure was 7.52 billion cubic meters of gas.

The energy sector, transport and logistics, agriculture, and industrial complex have been identified as promising areas of the Turkmen-Tajik partnership. This was announced during the 13th meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation, held in Ashgabat on October 16, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.

The Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov will be an honorary guest of the International Conference and Exhibition «Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – 2024» (OGT-2024), which will be held in Ashgabat from October 23 to 25. The distinguished guest will be one of the speakers at the session «New trends in the global energy market and prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation», the press service of the forum organizers reported.

The importance of intensifying work on projects in the fields of energy and transport was emphasized at a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports on its website.

The third meeting of the Turkmen-Chinese working group on investment cooperation was held in Ashgabat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.

The completion of the preparation of documents for the implementation of major projects in the energy sector was discussed in Islamabad by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

The National Trade Union Center (NTUC) of Turkmenistan together with the Council of the Trade Union of Oil and Gas Workers of Turkmenistan and the Councils of the Trade Union of Workers of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Public Organizations of the country held a seminar on the topic “The Role of Trade Unions in the Labor Achievements of Turkmen Citizens”. In organizing the seminar, great assistance was provided by the Committee of Trade Unions of the Türkmennebit State Concern.

On Monday, October 14, a telephone conversation took place between the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, TDH reports.

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