The Turkmen delegation, while visiting Brussels, held a series of important meetings not only with EU officials but also with business leaders, particularly with Bart Wateriks, Managing Director of XP Upgreen. XP Upgreen is a company actively implementing the latest European technologies in enhancing hydrocarbon production volumes and aimed at reducing methane emissions, making it a significant player in the energy technology market.

In preparation for the upcoming International Forum on Attracting Foreign Investment in Turkmenistan's Energy Sector, Orient's editorial team is pleased to present a series of interviews with prominent experts who will be attending the event as speakers. First on our guest list is Dr. Jamie Trinidad of Albertson Solicitors.

Today, the delegation led by the Deputy Chairman of Turkmengas State Concern engaged in several meetings in Brussels. The primary focus was on the Turkmenistan-EU Energy Working Group meeting. This included representatives from the Directorate General for Energy of the EU Commission, European External Action Service, Directorate General for International Partnerships, Directorate General for Climate, and Directorate General for Trade on the EU side. The Turkmen side was represented by members from Turkmennebit State Concern, Turkmenenergo State Electric Power Corporation, and the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Brussels.

The 38th meeting of the Conference of responsible representatives of railway transport organizations of member countries of the Organization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD) will be held in Ashgabat on April 15-19.

Turkmenistan will present its stand at the international exhibition TIBCO-2024, which will be held in Bucharest, Romania, from May 16 to 19.

Turkmenistan may take over the chairmanship of the UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) in 2025. This was stated by Deputy Secretary General, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe Tatyana Molchan.

Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva, Vepa Khadzhiev, met with Director General of the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications (RCC) Alexey Borodin, who is on a working visit to Geneva.

At the 17th meeting of the permanent Russian-Iranian commission on trade and economic cooperation, there was signed a memorandum between the Union of Technologies and Logistics (Russian Federation) and the Anzeli free trade and industrial zone (Islamic Republic of Iran) on the creation of the International Union of Special and Free economic zones of the ITC "North - South".

The total volume of cargo transportation in January-March 2024 by vessels of the Merchant Marine Fleet of Turkmenistan exceeded the level of the same period of the last year by 14.1% and amounted to 586.5 thousand tons. The fleet's cargo transportation plan for the first quarter was fulfilled by 133.3%, the department reported.

In today's world, knowledge of 1C products can become your competitive advantage in the labor market. Belli Tilsimat, a Turkmen 1C development company, presents an overview of the 1C: Salary and Personnel Management 8 program (1С: SPM 8) - today one of the most popular solutions for automating personnel accounting and payroll.