A meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took place in Washington, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reported on August 21.

The eleventh round of annual bilateral political consultations between Turkmenistan and the United States was held in Washington, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reported on its website on August 21.

The OGT 2025 Conference and Exhibition, which will be held in Ashgabat from 22 to 24 October, will receive wide international media coverage through collaboration with leading publications, including Energy Intelligence, S&P Global Platts, Natural Gas World, NewsBase, The Investor and TRT, according to event organisers.

The 15th international exhibition Plastex Uzbekistan will be held in Tashkent from September 23 to 25, 2025, to which Turkmen enterprises have been invited, Orient reports.

The Turkmenistan Investment Forum 2025 (TIF 2025) will be held in the capital of Turkmenistan from September 18 to 19. This event promises to become a key platform for discussing investment prospects and strengthening economic ties in the region, according to the forum's website (www.tif-turkmenistan.com).

A total of 48 transactions were registered at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

Along with the conference, the 30th International Oil and Gas Forum of Turkmenistan – 2025 (OGT 2025), which will be held in Ashgabat from October 22 to 24, will also host an exhibition of world industry leaders, technology and equipment suppliers.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent sincere congratulations and best wishes to the President of India Ms. Draupadi Murmu, Prime Minister of the Republic Narendra Modi and all the people of the country on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of India – Independence Day.

Preparations for the anniversary 30th International Conference and Exhibition "Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan - 2025" (OGT 2025), which will be held from October 22 to 24 in Ashgabat, are in full swing. The forum is organized by the State Concerns "Turkmengas", "Turkmennebit", the State Corporation "Turkmengeology" in partnership with the "Turkmen Energy Forum".

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent sincere congratulations and best wishes to the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, as well as to all the people of the country on the occasion of the National Day of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Independence Day, TDH reported on August 13.

On August 11-12, the Avaza National Tourist Zone hosted celebrations dedicated to the Caspian Sea Day, the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.

Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Atajan Movlamov met with the Federal Minister of Finance and Revenue of Pakistan, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, the website of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Pakistan reported on August 12.

On August 12, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Pakistan reported that major international energy projects were the focus of a meeting between Turkmenistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Atajan Movlamov, and the new Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Pakistan, Wolfgang Oliver Kucher.

11 transactions were registered at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

Trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan has increased several times in recent years and exceeded 1 billion US dollars. As reported following the recent talks between the National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the parties agreed to bring this figure to 2 billion US dollars, and also to consider the prospect of increasing the volume to 5 billion US dollars.