On July 7, Brussels hosted an expert roundtable of the Brussels Energy Club, one of the most influential energy platforms in Europe. The discussion focused on “Medium-term prospects for EU gas imports and strategies of exporting countries,” and Turkmenistan presented its vision of the future global energy market, the Turkmen news agency Orient reports (https://orient.tm/ru/post/87470/turkmenistan-gaz-evropa-brusells-energy-club).

Thematic exhibitions will be organized during the third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, which will be held in August in the national tourist zone "Avaza", to present the achievements of Turkmenistan and the states participating in the forum, the TDH agency reports.

A program for improving the qualifications of specialists in the oil and gas industry is being successfully implemented in the Mary region. In accordance with the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan and as part of the modernization of the vocational education system, the educational department of the training center of the State Concern “Turkmengas” was opened last year at the Mary oil and gas secondary specialized educational institution.

A sports competition called "Sports - Health of the Nation" was held in the Nesil Children's Health Center of the SC “Turkmengas” in Gokdere as part of the summer season of the International Year of Peace and Trust.

A meeting was held at the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Islamabad with a delegation led by the Secretary General of the International Congress of Parliamentarians (IPC), Senator Ms. Sitara Ayaz, during which they discussed ways to develop inter-parliamentary relations between Turkmenistan and the IPC, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports (https://www.mfa.gov.tm/ru/articles/1586).

A delegation from Turkmenistan headed by Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov took part in the 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) “A New Vision for ECO for a Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Future”, which was held on July 4 in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports (https://www.mfa.gov.tm/ru/news/5383).

On July 4, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers via a digital system, where a number of issues of state life were considered, TDH reports.

On the sidelines of the 17th ECO Summit, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Muhammad Ishaq Dar, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported on its website on July 4 (https://www.mfa.gov.tm/ru/news/5381).

Currently, 85 percent of the world’s hydrogen is produced using steam methane reforming technology, 10 percent from oil and coal, and only 5 percent from water using electrolysis.

Ways to diversify economic ties and increase mutual trade volumes were discussed at a meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reported on its website on July 4 (https://www.mfa.gov.tm/ru/news/5380).

In order to improve the quality of the current activities of the HR departments of organizations and enterprises subordinate to the State Concern "Turkmengas", to improve the professional skills of HR department employees and to ensure the proper performance of their job responsibilities, a working meeting on the topic "Methods of stimulating the development of mentoring" was held in the building of the Research Institute of Natural Gas.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to US President Donald Trump on the occasion of the Independence Day of the United States of America, TDH reports.

On July 3, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports on its website (https://www.mfa.gov.tm/ru/news/5378)

As part of the visit of the delegation of Turkmenistan led by Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov to Azerbaijan on July 3, a meeting was held with the Acting Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Afghanistan for Economic Affairs Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports on its website (https://www.mfa.gov.tm/ru/news/5379).

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent heartfelt congratulations to President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and the people of the country on the occasion of Independence Day of the Republic, TDH reported on July 3.