At an extraordinary meeting of OPEC, the ministers elected a new secretary general of the organization – from August 1, 2022, Haitham Al-Qais from Kuwait was elected for a period of three years, Interfax reported.

A ministerial conference in the “Central Asia – Italy” format was held in Rome on May 29. The event was attended by heads of foreign policy departments of Central Asian countries, Italy, as well as representatives of the European Union. The delegation of Turkmenistan was headed by Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country.

Today, the International Forum on attracting foreign investment in the oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan began its work at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). It is organized by the State Concerns “Turkmengas”, “Turkmennebit”, the State Corporation “Turkmengeology” in partnership with the ES “Turkmen Forum” and the British GaffneyCline.

Since the opening of the transnational Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline in 2009, over 320 billion cubic meters of Turkmen gas have been exported to the Celestial Empire. General director of the branch of the National Petroleum Corporation of China (CNPC) Chen Huailong stated this, the Watan news program of the Turkmen television reported.

On March 27, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the Central Asia-EU ministerial meeting, TDH reports.