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

The 63rd meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission of Turkmenistan on the Caspian Sea was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 23. The meeting was attended by the relevant Vice-Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country, the Director of the Caspian Sea Institute, heads of a number of ministries and specialized departments.

The development of bilateral cooperation was discussed at a meeting on February 21 between the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Presidential Administration of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who arrived in our country on a visit, TDH reports.

Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov extended an invitation to UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to attend the International Forum of Peace and Trust, which will be held on December 12 in Ashgabat, TDH reports.

On February 21, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers via a digital system, the agenda of which included a number of issues of state life, TDH reports.

Over the 25-year period of cooperation, Dragon Oil (UAE) has invested about 10 billion US dollars in the development of oil and gas fields in Turkmenistan and produced 447 million barrels of hydrocarbons. This was reported in an interview with the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper by the company's CEO Ali Al Jarwan.

The Turkmen delegation headed by the Chairman of the Board of the State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Jepbarov paid a working visit to Tokyo, Japan on February 17-19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reported.

A delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Hojamyrat Geldimyradov took part in the work of the Third Caspian Economic Forum, held on February 17-18 in Tehran, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.

Cooperation between the Central Asian countries and the European Union in the political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian fields was discussed during a working meeting by deputy foreign ministers of the Central Asian countries and representatives of the European Union, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

On March 18, Ashgabat will host the first International Forum “Investments in the Future of Turkmenistan” (IFT 2025), which will bring together participants from many countries to discuss the country’s investment potential and promising projects.

On February 18, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the head of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived in our country on a working visit, TDH reports.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, at a meeting in Ashgabat with the head of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation Rustam Minnikhanov, invited him to take part in a representative Forum to mark the 30th anniversary of the permanent neutrality of our country, TDH reports.

The 3rd Caspian Economic Forum kicked off in the capital of Iran on February 17, bringing together representatives of the five Caspian states. As AZERTAC reports, delegates from Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, representing the transport sector, trade organizations, and the business community, are participating in the meeting.

Current issues of bilateral cooperation were discussed at a meeting between the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Tajikistan A. Gochmyradov and the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Tajikistan Mr. M.S. Sarwar, the International Information Center of Turkmenistan reported on February 18 with reference to the Turkmen diplomatic department in Dushanbe.

The International Conference "Quality Assurance in Turkmenistan in Compliance with International Standards" will be held in Ashgabat on April 29-30. The forum will bring together leading experts in the field of certification, representatives of business, government agencies and international organizations to discuss topical issues of improving the quality of products and services, implementing international standards and digitalizing quality management processes.