President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping expressed his readiness to hold a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reports today, publishing a telegram from the PRC leader to the Turkmen leader.

Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries intends to launch the production of Jet A-1 aviation fuel. This is the European analogue of the TS-1 aviation fuel produced at the plant.

The production and sale of high-quality bitumen at the Seydi Oil Refinery create conditions for the growth of the profitable part of the economy of Turkmenistan, says CentralAsia expert, Doctor of Technical Sciences Allaberdy Ilyasov.

Guided by the State "Program for the Development of the Oil and Gas Industry of Turkmenistan until 2030", the specialists of the Balkanabad Gas Collection and Supply Department ensure the uninterrupted operation of gas compressor stations on the Caspian coast.

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

The concept of ensuring the security of the Afghan section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline was signed last week by official representatives of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

On April 18, in the holy month of Ramadan, Myalikguly Berdimuhamedov, the father of the President of Turkmenistan, passed away at the 89th year, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported.

Great labor victories mark this year, the motto of which is “Turkmenistan – the Homeland of Peace and Trust”, specialists of the «Marygazchykarysh» department of the State Concern «Turkmengas», working at the facilities for cleaning gas from sulfur at the Galkynysh gas field.

On Wednesday, April 14, the first meeting of the Halk Maslahaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan of the first convocation was held, a number of organizational issues were put on the agenda.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who was elected yesterday as the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan, made a speech in which he outlined the priorities of the new legislative body.

Representatives of the State Concerns «Turkmengas» and «Turkmennebit» took part in an online meeting held the other day between the leadership of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan and Qatar.

Specialists of the construction and installation department No. 5 of the «Turkmengundogarnebitgurlushyk» trust have started the construction of a gas pipeline designed for uninterrupted supply of «blue fuel» to a gas turbine power plant with a capacity of 432 MW.

Vice Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Shahim Abdrakhmanov reported on the results of the work on the implementation of the "Program for the development of the oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan for the period up to 2030" in the first quarter of this year, as well as on the results of a working trip to the Mary and Lebap regions during a government meeting that President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held last Friday on the digital system.

In the first quarter of 2021, Turkmenistan's GDP grew by 5.9%. This was announced by the Vice Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Gadyrgeldy Mushshikov at a government meeting last Friday, at which the results of the socio-economic development of the country for January-March of this year were considered.

Despite the difficulties that have arisen in the global economy due to the coronavirus pandemic, our country has managed to cope with all the tasks set. This was stated by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, summarizing the results of the work done for the 1st quarter of 2021, which were discussed at the government meeting last Friday.