Turkmenistan expresses its readiness to continue cooperation with European partners on the implementation of the Trans-Caspian pipeline project.

The statement of the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on the “trilateral gas alliance” of Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan raises a number of questions from the Turkmen side. This was stated by the Deputy Chairman of the State Concern “Turkmengas” Myrad Archaev in a comment to the State News Agency of Turkmenistan, published on Saturday.

Oil demand in 2023 will grow by 2.44 million barrels per day by 2022 to 102.01 million bpd, and in 2024 it will increase by another 2.25 million bpd to 104.25 million bpd With. Such forecasts are given in the monthly report of OPEC, reports Interfax. Thus, the organization upheld the forecasts made last month.

Pipe-laying vessel “Suleiman Vezirov”, owned by CJSC Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO), completed the laying of the underwater pipeline at the oil field LAM and ZHDANOV in the Caspian Sea.

Iraqi Energy Minister Ziyad Ali Fadel told reporters about the formation of a joint committee to discuss issues of supplies of Turkmen and Qatari natural gas, the Iraqi news agency Iraqi News reports.

The summit of the heads of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, held on August 4 in Ashgabat, will give a new impetus to interstate cooperation. This was stated by the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in a letter addressed to the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

Turkmenistan at a regular session of the UN General Assembly will make a proposal to develop a global Zero GHG emissions strategy by 2030 and adopt the International Forum on this issue. This proposal is included in the priority positions of Turkmenistan at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

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

At the regular session of the UN General Assembly Turkmenistan will take the initiative to adopt a resolution on stable, sustainable and reliable energy mobility. This proposal is included in the priority positions of Turkmenistan at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

At the summit of the presidents of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, the Turkmen side proposed to consider the prospects for strategic partnership in the gas industry. This was stated by the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov at a briefing of foreign ministers of three countries, held on Friday following the results of the first summit of the presidents of the three countries in Ashgabat.

Heads of energy departments of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will hold negotiations in the second half of the year to consider the possibilities of joint activities in oil and gas and electricity sectors. This is stated in a joint statement by the heads of state of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, adopted on the results of the tripartite tripart summit in Ashgabat on Friday.

The first trilateral summit of the heads of state of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, held on Friday at the Arkadag Hotel in Ashgabat, ended with the adoption of the Joint Statement, TDH reports.The document reflects topical issues of regional cooperation, which were discussed at a meeting between the Presidents of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Today, August 4, a summit of the heads of state of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will be held in Ashgabat. In the morning, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon arrived in the Turkmen capital, according to TDH.

Russia and Turkmenistan are not competitors in the field of gas supplies to China. This was stated by Russian Ambassador to Ashgabat Ivan Volynkin in an interview with TASS.

In the first six months of 2023, the trade turnover between Turkmenistan and China increased by 12.3% compared to the same period last year, amounting to about $5.55 billion, according to the General Administration of Customs of China.