The Central Commission for Elections and Referendums in Turkmenistan has registered six initiative groups of citizens nominating candidates for the presidential elections to be held on March 12, the organization's website reports.

On Friday, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov congratulated the employees of the diplomatic service of our country on their professional holiday – the Day of Diplomatic Workers of Turkmenistan, which is celebrated on February 18.

«Bagtyyar gurlushyk» company exported about 600 tons of polypropylene yarn. In particular, the company sent these products to Turkey, Russia and Uzbekistan, the press service of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan reported.

At the end of 2021, the export of oil and oil products from Turkmenistan to Georgia amounted to $191.8 million, which is 186.2% more than in 2020. This is reported by Trend with reference to the National Statistical Office of Georgia.

On Tuesday, at the Extraordinary IV Congress of the Agrarian Party of Procedure, a candidate for the highest state post of our country was nominated. The deputy khyakim of the Mary region, Agajan Bekmyradov, became the winner.

The possibilities of expanding the directions of export of natural gas and electricity from Turkmenistan were discussed at a working meeting held via video link on Tuesday by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the participation of Vice-Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers of our country, the State News Agency of the country reports.

Vice-Chairman Serdar Berdimuhamedov has become the first candidate for the post of head of state in the upcoming early presidential elections in Turkmenistan. His candidacy was nominated and unanimously supported at the IX Extraordinary Congress of the country's Democratic Party, held on Monday.

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

The Central Commission for Elections and Referendums (CEC) announces the start of the election campaign for early elections of the President of Turkmenistan on February 14.

At the meeting of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan, held last Friday, the National Program for the socio-economic development of the state for 2022-2052 was adopted. The meeting was chaired by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who heads the Halk Maslakhaty.

At a meeting of the Halk Maslakhaty on Friday, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov announced his intention to hand over the presidency to the young, retaining the post of Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan.

At the end of 2021, Turkmenistan achieved the highest natural gas production rate over the years of independence – 83 billion 772.9 million cubic meters. This was stated by Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Shakhym Abdrakhmanov at an expanded meeting of the government last Friday, at which the results of the country's economic development for 2021 were summed up.

This morning, the work of an extraordinary meeting of the upper chamber of the Parliament of Turkmenistan began. In Ashgabat, it is held in the format of digital video communication in the Maslahat Palace, in the Akhal region – in the «Türkmeniň ak öý» building, in the Balkan, Dashoguz, Lebap and Mary regions – in the Rukhyet Palaces, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reports.

On January 13 this year, during a working trip to the Balkan region, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the Uzynada field and held a meeting on the further development of the oil and gas industry and the development of the richest resource potential of the country.

On February 8, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a working meeting on the digital system, which was attended by some Vice-Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers and hyakims of the regions. Issues related to the further economic development of independent Turkmenistan and the improvement of the living standards of the people were considered.