The unconditional priority of cooperation in the Caspian Sea is the economic sphere. This was stated by the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking at the Sixth Caspian Summit, held the day before in Ashgabat.

On June 29, the capital of Turkmenistan hosted the Sixth Caspian Summit, which was chaired by the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov. The venue for the Ashgabat meeting of the heads of the Caspian states was the luxurious Arkadag Hotel, which provides all the conditions for receiving distinguished guests and organizing major international events.

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin announced the imminent visit of the leadership of «Gazprom» to Turkmenistan. The Russian leader said this while answering journalists' questions at the end of the Sixth Caspian Summit, which took place on June 29 in Ashgabat, according to the website of the President of Russia.

The VI Caspian Summit is being held in Ashgabat today. The summit is attended by the heads of the Caspian states – Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan.

Preparations for the forthcoming VI Caspian Summit in Ashgabat on June 29 and the final agreement on the issues on its agenda were discussed at a meeting of foreign ministers of the Caspian states, held on Tuesday at the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan.

France has appealed to oil-producing states to increase its production against the backdrop of continuing price increases, French media reported, Interfax reports.

On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will take part in the Conference of Foreign Ministers (CMFA) of the Caspian states dedicated to the preparation of the Sixth Caspian Summit, which will be held in Ashgabat on June 29, Interfax reports.

About 400 students completed their studies at Seydi Oil Refinery Special Technical School No. 15 this year, Jeyhun.news reports.

Preparations for the upcoming VI Summit of the heads of the Caspian states in the capital of Turkmenistan on June 29 were discussed at a government meeting last Friday.

The state concern «Turkmennebit» and the international oil service company under the China Petrochemical Corporation will conclude a contract for the provision of specialized services to increase the productivity of oil wells. This is provided for by the relevant resolution of the President of Turkmenistan.

Measures are being taken in Turkmenistan to accelerate the development of the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea, and in particular, in the Cheleken contract area on the basis of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). Vice-Chairman Shakhym Abdrakhmanov reported this at a government meeting last Friday.

Scientists from the Natural Gas Research Institute of the State Concern «Turkmengas» have developed a way to control the release of gas in the Darvaza crater, which has been burning for almost 60 years. This was announced by the director of this institute, Bayrammyrat Pirniyazov, at the International Scientific Conference «Environmental aspects in the production of hydrocarbon resources», held on Thursday in Ashgabat.

The state and prospects of cooperation with the Asian Development Bank were discussed on Thursday at a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the new Director of the ADB Resident Mission in Turkmenistan Artur Andrisyak, the website of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry reports.

The United Nations and its Environment Program (UNEP) are ready to assist Turkmenistan in the development of «green» technologies and provide access to all scientific data relevant in the current period of the global energy transition.

The achievement of these goals is envisaged in the Program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in key sectors of the national economy of Turkmenistan, which will be implemented under the Paris Climate Agreement. This was reported during the International Scientific Conference «Environmental aspects in the production of hydrocarbon resources» held on Thursday in Ashgabat.