President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held meetings with the heads of delegations who had arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS member countries on May 24. The head of the Turkmen state discussed with them issues of interaction, the current state of bilateral cooperation and current areas of partnerships for the near future.

On May 24, a regular meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in the capital of Turkmenistan.

Today, on May 24, Ashgabat is hosting the next meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Members of the Council will exchange views on current topics of economic interaction within the Commonwealth.

An international scientific conference entitled “Energy Perspectives, New Technologies, and Environmental Aspects in the Development of Hydrocarbon Resources” (TESC 2024) will be held in the city of Arkadag on June 5-6, 2024. The conference was organized by the Türkmengaz and Türkmennebit State Concerns and the Türkmengeologiýa State Corporation in collaboration with Turkmen-Forum and the British company GaffneyCline.

The prospects of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Scandinavian countries within the European Union, including the context of the EU’s Global Gateway initiative, were discussed on May 22 at a meeting between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova with the Ambassador of Norway to Turkmenistan John Mikal Kvistad and the Ambassador of Sweden to Turkmenistan Tomas Danestad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country reports.

On May 22, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Lebedev, who had arrived in Ashgabat to participate in a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government, which is scheduled for May 24, TDH reports.

On May 22, the agenda of the forthcoming meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS was discussed by the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Sergey Lebedev, who had arrived in Ashgabat to participate in this meeting.

Scientists from the Natural Gas Research Institute of the Türkmengaz State Concern and specialists from the Technology Center of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan have successfully introduced into production an innovative technology that increases the productivity of depleted gas wells.

The Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Ashgabat on May 21 and expressed condolences to representatives of the neighboring country. The Hero-Arkadag conveyed words of sincere sympathy and support at this difficult moment to the families and friends of those killed in the plane crash, TDH reports.

A round table meeting was held in Brussels on the possibilities of the EU Global Gateway initiative and the use of the potential of the Trans-Caspian transport corridor.

The Balkanabat Petroleum Secondary Vocational School of the Türkmennebit State Concern announces a Day of Open Doors to introduce young people who want to enter the educational institution in 2024.

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

The prospects for the further development of the cooperation, built on the principles of mutual benefit and equal partnership, were discussed during a telephone conversation held on May 20 between the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation Rustam Minnikhanov, TDH reports.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent their condolences to the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran in connection with the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as a result of a helicopter accident in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran. TDH reports this today, May 20.

During a government meeting, Vice-Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov briefed on the steps being taken to strengthen cooperation between Turkmenistan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).