The President of Turkmenistan signed a resolution allowing the State Committee for the Construction of the Smart City of Arkadag to conclude a contract for the provision of consulting services with the German company Goetzpartners Emerging Markets GmbH.

One of the promising areas for the development of the gas chemical industry of Turkmenistan is the production and export of sulfur. There is a growing demand for this product around the world from foreign companies from Russia, Switzerland, Afghanistan and other countries, says Doctor of Technical Sciences Allaberdy Ilyasov, as he shared in an interview with CentralAsia.news.

At the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, 26 transactions were registered last week.

The Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries of the State Concern “Turkmennebit” has launched the production of new types of petroleum products that are in demand both in the domestic market and abroad. Information about this was announced at a government meeting on January 26, during which Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Batyr Amanov reported on the ongoing work on the production of new products at oil refineries.

In our country, the issues of gasification of settlements, production facilities, cultural and public buildings and the uninterrupted supply of domestic consumers with natural gas are under the close attention of the head of Turkmenistan, thanks to which “blue fuel” reliably warms the homes of Turkmenistan citizens.

Ambassador of Turkey to Turkmenistan Ahmet Demirok, at a press conference at his residence in Ashgabat on January 25, expressed hope that work on transporting Turkmen natural gas and electricity to Western markets will begin in the near future.

The team of the Balkan region hydrogeological expedition of the State Corporation “Turkmengeology” successfully completed 6,353 linear meters of wells in 2023, which is 1,123 meters more than planned obligations.

On January 23, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Minister of Digital Affairs of Japan Taro Kono, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.

During a working visit to Japan on January 22-23, the Turkmen delegation led by Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with the Chairman and CEO of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Ishiguro Norihoko, as well as the Chairman and CEO of the Japan Export and Investment Insurance Agency (NEXI) Atsuo Kuroda, reports the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

In Tokyo on January 23, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoko Kamikawa, the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.

The book of the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov “Continuation of the meaning of my life” in Japanese was presented on Tuesday in Tokyo.

On January 22, Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ken Saito, during which the parties expressed their focus on strengthening trade and economic ties between Turkmenistan and Japan. Following the meeting, a number of documents on cooperation were signed, according to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

On Monday, a meeting of the Turkmen delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov with representatives of the Japanese business community took place in the format of a business breakfast, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.

At the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, 18 transactions were registered last week.

The draft Program for the country's socio-economic development for 2024 was considered at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, which was held via a digital system last Friday by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.