Today in the afternoon in the building of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan the XXVI International Conference «Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan -2021», dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the independence of Turkmenistan, began work. The organizers of this prestigious forum are the State Concerns «Turkmengas» and «Turkmennebit», as well as the State Corporation «Turkmengeology» in partnership with the ES «Turkmen Forum» with the support of the British company GaffneyCline.

I sincerely congratulate you on the start of the XXVI International Conference «Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan-2021», held in our beautiful capital for the twenty-sixth time! I wish you great success in your work to develop the oil and gas industry of our state!

In anticipation of the International Conference «Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – 2021», the OSCE organized an online seminar in Ashgabat on international best practices in developing strategies and promoting energy diplomacy in the oil and gas sector.

The Presidents of Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan noted the need for regular Summits of the heads of the Caspian states. This is mentioned in the Joint Statement of the leaders of the two states, which was signed by Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev following the summit talks held yesterday in Ashgabat.

Prospects for the development of mutually beneficial partnership in the fuel and energy sector are one of the priority areas of the Turkmen-Kazakh trade and economic cooperation. This was discussed during the top-level talks between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held yesterday in Ashgabat.

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

Turkmenistan plans to take part in the World Exhibition «EXPO-2025», which will be held on the artificially created island of Yumeshima in the city of Osaka, Japan under the motto «Designing Future Society for Our Lives». Practical steps to prepare for the participation of our country in «EXPO-2025» were reported at a government meeting last Friday.

The preparation for the XXVI International Conference "Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan - 2021", scheduled to be held in Ashgabat on October 27-28, was reported by Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Shakhim Abdrakhmanov at a government meeting, which the President of Turkmenistan held last Friday online.

Gas workers of the «Dashoguzgazakdyrysh» department of the State Concern «Turkmengas» have successfully completed nine months of this year. The management specialists provide uninterrupted gas supply to both domestic and foreign markets.

Wide range of issues related to the development and strengthening of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union was discussed on Thursday by the participants of the 20th meeting of the Joint Committee «Turkmenistan – European Union» via videoconference, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

The development of new solutions and approaches to building up trade and economic relations between Turkmenistan and Switzerland was discussed on Thursday during a business forum between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan and the United Chamber of Commerce (UCC) of the Swiss Confederation-CIS / Georgia, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

The participants in the international meeting on Afghanistan spoke in favor of the need to build practical cooperation with this country, regardless of the official recognition of the Taliban, according to a joint statement by the Moscow format, circulated following the consultations held on Wednesday in the Russian capital, Interfax reports.

Turkmenistan is deeply interested in the political stability and security of Afghanistan, the well-being and unity of the Afghan people, the resolution of conflicts by peaceful, political and diplomatic means.

High-ranking Turkmen delegation will take part in the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow. Representatives of the government of Turkmenistan informed the participants of an online meeting on climate action held on Tuesday with the participation of UNDP and the British Embassy about the preparations for the visit. This was reported in a UNDP press release in Turkmenistan.

On Tuesday, October 19, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the head of the Russian oil company Lukoil Vagit Alekperov. In the hall of the meeting, the issues of the development of hydrocarbon resources of the Caspian region were discussed, taking into account the establishment of international cooperation based on legal norms and respect for each other's interests.