Turkmenistan's National Renewable Energy Development Strategy being developed
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The first meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group on the Development of the National Strategy of Turkmenistan on the Development of Renewable Energy (RES) was held on Thursday in a video conference format with the participation of international organizations, the website of our foreign ministry reports.The meeting was attended by heads and representatives of the ministries of foreign affairs, energy, finance and economics, agriculture and environmental protection, construction and architecture of Turkmenistan, State concerns “Turkmengas”, “Turkmennebit”.The meeting was also attended by the Director of the Country Support and Partnership Department of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Gurbuz Gonul, the head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat, Ambassador Natalya Drozd and UNDP representatives.During the meeting, the participants spoke on the topics: “Global trends and prospects for the use of renewable energy sources in Turkmenistan”, “Ways of developing renewable energy in Turkmenistan”, “Implementation of scientific projects based on renewable energy sources”, “Using international experience to develop the National Strategy of Turkmenistan on the development of renewable energy. "Presentations were also made on the activities of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat in providing support in the field of renewable energy development, and on the prospects for cooperation between the Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan and UNDP on the development of renewable energy sources.During the discussion of the draft content of the National Strategy, the participants exchanged views on global trends and the current state of renewable energy development.
Promising areas of partnership between Turkmenistan and Tajikistan discussed in Dushanbe
On Monday, the Turkmen-Tajik business forum, the first meeting of the Business Council and a joint exhibition of export goods of the two countries were held in the capital of Tajikistan. Their holding is intended to promote the further development of mutually beneficial relations between Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.
Cooperation in the fields of energy and transport considered at the inter-ministerial consultations of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Issues of deepening cooperation in transport and logistics, energy and other areas were discussed during the inter-MFA consultations between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, held on Monday in Tashkent, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.
Foreign exchange transactions worth more than 104.2 million US dollars were concluded at the auction
54 transactions were registered at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.
The government delegation of Turkmenistan discussed the prospects of the Turkmen-Uzbek partnership in Tashkent
Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who arrived at the head of a government delegation in Tashkent, met on Monday with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, according to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
Extraordinary meeting of the Halk Maslahaty of Milli Gengesh will be held on February 11
Extraordinary meeting of the Halk Maslahaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan is scheduled to be held on February 11. This is provided for by the decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who heads the People's Council – the upper house of the parliament of our country.