These days, children of workers of the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan are spending their summer holidays in the children's health center "Gara Altyn", located on the Caspian coast near the village of Hazar in the city of Balkanabat.

The development of cooperation in the field of digital technologies, intelligent energy and smart cities became the focus of attention at a meeting of the delegation of the Ministry of Industry and Construction of Turkmenistan, held at the headquarters of the leading Chinese company Tongfang Co., Ltd. in Beijing, the International Information Center of Turkmenistan reported on July 16 (https://turkmenistaninfo.gov.tm/news/13182).

A two-week training course "Caspian Sea - Sustainable Development and Management" started in Ashgabat on July 14. It was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the oil and gas complex and the Caspian Sea Institute of Turkmenistan with the assistance of the International Ocean Institute (IOI). This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan (https://www.mfa.gov.tm/ru/news/5400).

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

As part of the developing academic exchange between Turkmenistan and China, a group of students from the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University (IOGU) is currently undergoing intensive educational and industrial training at the China University of Petroleum (CUP) in Beijing, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper writes.

Turkmenistan’s activities to further strengthen its position in the global energy sector and to demonstrate its commitment to international environment protection obligations deserve special attention. Currently, our country cooperates with such authoritative international organizations as the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),

The Avaza National Tourist Zone is preparing to become a venue for the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. On Sunday, July 11, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting of the State Organizing Committee dedicated to holding the upcoming forum, TDH reports.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov has allowed members of the government to go on vacation from August 1. The head of state announced his decision at an expanded government meeting on July 11, where the results of the country's socio-economic development for January-June 2025 were discussed, TDH reports.

Turkmenistan's GDP growth in the first half of the year amounted to 6.3%. This was stated by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov during an expanded government meeting, where the results of the country's socio-economic development for January-June 2025 were discussed.

On July 12, a reporting meeting on the results of the industry’s enterprises for the first half of this year, the International Year of Peace and Trust, was held in the Central Building of the Oil and Gas Complex of Turkmenistan. The participants of the meeting discussed the tasks set by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov before the country’s oil and gas complex at the digital sitting of the Cabinet of Ministers held on July 11, which summarized the activities of all sectors of the economy for the current period.

On July 11, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held an expanded meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, where the results of the work for six months of the current year were summed up, the implementation of the country's socio-economic development programs and personnel issues were considered. The reports of the Vice-Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, a number of heads and hyakims of the regions were also heard, TDH reports.

In Turkmenistan, natural gas production in the first half of this year amounted to 38 billion 991.4 million cubic meters, oil - 4 million 091.5 thousand tons.

On Thursday, July 10, major deals were concluded at the Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan on both the foreign and domestic markets. Export agreements with neighboring countries took place on the foreign market.

The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov inspected the preparations for the upcoming III UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries during his working visit to the Balkan velayat on July 9. This was reported by TDH.

Turkmenistan has confirmed its interest in actively implementing joint projects with the European Union. This became known after the meeting of the Regional Director of the Directorate-General for International Partnerships of the European Commission Peteris Ustups with the ambassadors of the Central Asian countries accredited to the EU, which took place in Brussels, according to the website of the International Information Center of Turkmenistan (https://turkmenistaninfo.gov.tm/news/13069).