27 transactions were registered past week at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.  Businessmen from the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Afghanistan and others purchased, in foreign currency, hydrotreated diesel fuel and petroleum coke produced at the Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries. Businessmen from the UAE bought heavy vacuum gas oil from the Seydi Oil Refinery, and carbamide (Turkmenhimiya State Concern). The latter was also purchased by the representatives o...

On October 26, 2018, the MFA of Turkmenistan and the US delegation headed by Ms. Emilia Puma – Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau for South and Central Asia continued to hold Turkmenistan – US bilateral political consultations. The parties have discussed matters related to cooperation in economy, environmental protection, energy, water management and regional integration. Participants have pointed out energy, transport, communications, agriculture sector and export promotion (goods and...

On October 25–26, 2018, the 8th meeting of the joint Turkmen-Tajik Intergovernmental Commission on trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation was held in the capital of the Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe. The Turkmen part of this commission was headed by the Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, and the Tajik part was headed by the Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan. During the meeting, it was emphasized that within the framework of developing and stren...

On October 25, 2018, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Romania and Diplomatic Institute under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania jointly organized an event related to presentation of books «Turkmenistan is on the way to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals», «Turkmenistan – the Heart of the Great Silk Road» and «Medicinal plants of Turkmenistan» written by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The representatives of Diplomatic Institute, public organizations of Roma...

On October 25, 2018, the meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation from Romania headed by Ms. Maria Magdalena Grigore, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, who arrived in Ashgabat to pay a working visit. During the talks, the sides discussed current situation in bilateral relations regarding trade and economy and prospects for further expanding them. Furthermore, the parties have given specific attention to transport sector. The parties have...

On October 25, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the American delegation which arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit headed by Emilia Puma, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State. During the meeting, the parties highly appreciated the friendly relations between Turkmenistan and the United States, reviewed the results of work to expand mutually beneficial cooperation between the two...

On October 25, 2018, the sixth council of Sub-committee on energy under Turkmen-Chinese Intergovernmental Committee on economic cooperation was held in Ashgabat. The heads and representatives of the ministries, agencies and private sector delegates in the field of oil and gas of the two countries have attended the council. The Co-chairman of the Sub-committee from China was Mr. Li Fanzun, the head of National Energy Administration of the People's Republic of China. The heads of delegations...