Issues of trade and economic interaction, building up business ties and increasing mutual trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan were discussed at a meeting between Ambassador Shadurdy Meredov and Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Uzbek Republican Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange Nabikhon Samatov.

The operator of the railway network in Uzbekistan, Uzbekiston Temir Yollari, has begun reconstruction of the Hairatan - Mazar-i-Sharif railway in Afghanistan, the press service of the state company reports.

During the Turkmen-Afghan negotiations held in Ashgabat on February 26, the parties, led by the heads of the foreign ministries of the two countries, discussed the development of the Lapis Lazuli Corridor in the context of transport issues.

The trade ministers of 164 countries and customs blocs of the World Trade Organization will gather for the 13th Ministerial Conference, which will be held from February 26 to 29 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This important event in global trade will take place against a backdrop of significant challenges, including geopolitical tensions.

On February 21, as part of the implementation of the BOMCA 10 Program, the Training Center of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan received specialized training equipment and ICT equipment for a total amount of 9, 620.94 euros.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam aims to develop economic, trade and investment cooperation with the five Central Asian countries (C5) - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Representatives of the Turkmendemiryollary agency held negotiations with the management of the French service company Arterail, specializing in railway systems. The meeting was attended by president of the company, Jerome Garcia, and other specialists, as well as the head and staff of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in France.

The Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva, together with the UNECE, organized a side event on the topic “Towards sustainable transport: best practices, challenges and solutions” within the framework of the 86th high-level session of the Inland Transport Committee.

The Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries is expanding its range of petroleum products. Hydrotreated diesel fuel “Hydro Plus” is a new product that is predicted to take a leading place among domestic petroleum products that are recognized in the country and in foreign markets, Neutral Turkmenistan reports.

A joint meeting of the Council of Permanent Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Commonwealth member states under the statutory and other bodies of the Commonwealth and the Commission on Economic Affairs under the CIS Economic Council is expected to be held on March 19, 2024. The draft agenda for the upcoming meeting was approved at a meeting of the Economic Affairs Commission held in Moscow on February 21, during which a number of aspects of economic cooperation between the CIS member states were considered.