The «Taliban» is interested in the construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) transnational gas pipeline and other major infrastructure projects in the country, Mohammad Sohail Shahin, spokesman for the movement's Qatari political office, told to Sky News on Tuesday.

High production indicators summed up the past period of the year, which is held under the motto «Turkmenistan – Homeland of Peace and Trust», drillers of the «Nebitdag» drilling department of the State Concern «Turkmennebit». For seven months of this year, the depth of rock sinking was 11,535 meters.

At the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, 35 transactions were registered last week.

Employees of the «Marygazupjunchilik» department have partially completed and continue to carry out a further set of important measures for uninterrupted and trouble-free gas supply in the autumn-winter period.

The specialists of the liquefied gas production department of Lebap region approach the celebration of the glorious date of the 30th anniversary of the state independence of Turkmenistan with high production indicators. For seven months of this year, the growth rate for the production of liquefied gas compared to the same period in 2020 amounted to 106.8%. About 44 thousand tons of commercial products were produced.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev invited the head of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to pay an official visit to Uzbekistan at any convenient time. This is stated in the letter of the Uzbek leader addressed to the head of the Turkmen state, published in the newspaper «Neutral Turkmenistan».

President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon has sent an invitation to President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to participate in the anniversary SCO summit, which will take place on September 16-17 in Dushanbe. The corresponding letter was published today in the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper.

During summer vacations, the Shatlyk sanatorium of the Marygazchykarysh department of the State Concern «Turkmengas» is very popular among gas industry workers of our country. Resting place is located on the picturesque bank of the Karakum River.

The volume of production of natural and associated gas in Turkmenistan for seven months of 2021 amounted to almost 48.7 billion cubic meters. This is more than 9 billion cubic meters higher than the level of production compared to the same period last year.

The repair crews of the Nebitgaznebit oil and gas production department of the State Concern «Turkmennebit» are successfully carrying out repair and restoration work on wells that have reduced productivity and put them into operation.

The mobile exchange trading held within the framework of the Central Asian Economic Forum and the exhibition of goods from the countries of the region resulted in 113 transactions for the supply of Turkmen products.

Turkmenistan is ready to significantly increase the volume of supplies of its natural gas to the countries of Central Asia, or through their territories to foreign markets on mutually beneficial terms. This was stated by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who spoke at a consultative meeting of the heads of the Central Asia states, which took place last Friday in the Avaza National Tourist Zone.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a telephone conversation on Thursday with the head of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov proposed to postpone the summit of the heads of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey scheduled for August to a later date.

Special attention was paid to the creation of favorable conditions for partnership in the energy and transport spheres at the Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia, held on August 6 in the Avaza National Tourist Zone. The website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

The agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan on the supply of petroleum products and liquefied petroleum gas was signed among a package of 20 documents on Wednesday following negotiations between the Presidents of the two countries Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Emomali Rahmon.