On last Tuesday, the third container train making rest run along China – Kazakhstan – Turkmenistan – Iran route went from Turkmenistan to Iran via Akyayla railway station. As it was informed earlier, the first test along this route crossed Turkmen – Iranian border on January 8 and the second one few days later on January 12.

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 22 transactions were registered.

Turkmenistan is preparing for the EXPO-2020 Universal Exposition that will be held in Dubai, UAE. As reported by Vice-Premier, O.Gurbannazarov, at the Cabinet session, the Turkmen side has engaged with the EXPO-2020 Organizational Committee to prepare the national exposition to be presented at the global expo that will take place from 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021 under the slogan “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”.

The laboratory of heat (temperature) of the State Benchmark Center of Turkmenistan successfully passed international accreditation from the Slovak National Accreditation Service (SNAS) of the Slovak Republic and received a corresponding certificate.

At a government meeting on January 12, Deputy Prime Minister Aidogdyev M. reported on the preparations for the commissioning of the glass plant ""Türkmen aýna önümleri"" in Ovadendape of the Akhal velayat erected within the framework of the state program on import substitution.

According to the order of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Turkmenistan delegation made working visit to United Arab Emirates where the meetings with the Government of UAE as well as with the leaders of number of big energy companies, Abu Dhabi Development Fund and Dubai Centre of Development of Islamic Economy were held.

Container train making another China – Kazakhstan – Turkmenistan – Iran test run went from Turkmenistan to Iran via Akyayla railway station.

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 7 transactions were registered.

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 12 transactions were registered

In order to successfully solve the tasks set by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on accelerated diversification of the country's gas industry, scientists and specialists of the Scientific Research Institute of Natural Gas of the State Concern ""Turkmengaz"" carried out the work to justify the most perspective vectors of its development.