Energy and transit and transport systems among priorities for Turkmenistan's CIS chairmanship
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Commenting on Turkmenistan's chairmanship of the organization in 2026, Sergey Lebedev, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), emphasized that the country's geographic location determines the priority of economic issues, including the development of transit and transport corridors. Sergey Lebedev made this statement at a meeting of the Council of Permanent Plenipotentiary Representatives of the CIS Member States, held on January 29 in Minsk under Turkmenistan's chairmanship.
Sergey Lebedev also named energy among the key areas of the Concept for Turkmenistan's CIS Presidency in 2026, noting Turkmenistan's role as an important supplier of oil and gas.
Speaking at the event, Nazarguly Shagulyev, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Belarus, noted that the country's chairmanship of the CIS is viewed as a continuation of its foreign policy based on the principles of permanent neutrality, good-neighborliness, and equal partnership.
As part of its chairmanship, Turkmenistan will host the CIS Heads of State Summit, which will take place on October 9, 2026, in the Avaza National Tourist Zone on the Caspian coast. This was reported on the website turkmennebit.gov.tm.
Chairman of the State Concern "Turkmengas": on gas reserves, development of "Galkynysh", pipelines and prospects for investors
Turkmenistan is the largest player in the Asian oil and gas market. The country's hydrocarbon resources are estimated at more than 71 billion tons of oil equivalent, of which more than 20 billion tons of oil and more than 50 trillion cubic meters of natural gas. This was stated by the State Minister - Chairman of the State Concern "Turkmengas" Batyr Amanov, speaking at the International Forum on attracting foreign investment in the oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan, which began its work on April 26 in Dubai (UAE).
Turkmenistan is one of the three leaders in the supply of gasoline to Uzbekistan
In January-November 2021, Uzbekistan imported 141.2 million liters of motor gasoline from Turkmenistan. This was reported by the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan. Thus, Turkmenistan ranks second in the supply of motor gasoline to the neighboring country.
The President of Turkmenistan discussed the development of bilateral and regional partnership with the heads of the Foreign Ministries of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
On March 27, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov and the head of the Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Mukhriddin, who arrived in our country to participate in the 20th meeting of the heads of the foreign ministries of Central Asia and the European Union, TDH reports.
Serdar Berdimuhamedov addressed the participants of the International Investment Forum OGT-2023
In his address, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov congratulated the participants of the International Field Forum on Attracting Foreign Investments in the Oil and Gas Industry of Turkmenistan, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on the start of work.
Over 320 billion cubic meters of Turkmen gas supplied since the start of operation of the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline, – CNPC
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.