National industrial and trade policy issues in connection with the prospect of Turkmenistan's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) were discussed during a seminar held at the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat on February 26-27.

Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov was received by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov on February 26.

As part of the working visit of the delegation of Turkmenistan to Turkey, the eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Turkish Commission on Economic Cooperation was held in Ankara on February 24-25, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reported today.

The Chairperson of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan Dunyagozel Gulmanova conveyed an invitation to the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan to take part in a high-level event – the International Forum in Ashgabat on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s permanent neutrality and the “Year of International Peace and Trust”, the website of the Parliament of Turkmenistan reports.

The next strategic step to expand the investment potential of our country will be the International Forum on Attracting Foreign Investments into the Economy of Turkmenistan (TEIF 2025), which will be held on April 23-24, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov discussed issues of holding the third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries in Turkmenistan at a meeting with UN Deputy Secretary-General Rabab Fatima on February 24, TDH reports.

A conference organized by the State Corporation “Turkmengeology” was held within the walls of the Natural Gas Research Institute of the Turkmengas State Concern. The event, dedicated to compliance with labor protection and technical safety rules in organizations and enterprises of the State Corporation “Turkmengeology” in 2024 and tasks for 2025, was attended by responsible employees of the corporation, engineers, and specialists in technical safety and labor protection.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.