At an extraordinary meeting of the General Assembly of the Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Turkic Countries, the decision to upgrade the observer status of the Turkmenistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry to full membership was unanimously approved.

Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said that the ministry is exploring alternatives for transporting natural gas from Turkmenistan to Europe through Turkey.

Petrofac, UAE, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has received a contract from Turkmengaz for the maintenance of the Galkynysh gas field.

After the end of the exhibition of Afghan goods in Ashgabat, Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Nuruddin Azizi said that a significant amount of the country's products presented at the three-day exhibition had been sold.

At a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Batyr Atayev reported on preparations for the exhibition and conference dedicated to the 16th anniversary of the formation of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of the country.

At a meeting of the Turkmen government on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Baymyrat Annamammedov reported on the planned construction of a new automobile bridge at the intersection of Gylych Kuliyev Street with the street leading to the Täze zaman residential complex in Ashgabat, the project of which was held an international tender.

A number of food enterprises in Turkmenistan may change their organizational and legal form. This follows from the report of Deputy Prime Minister Khojamyrat Geldimyradov on measures to improve the supply of high-quality food products to the population at a meeting of the Turkmen government on Thursday, March 7, the news service of the national State Radio and Television reports.

During a working visit to Turkmenistan, the delegation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a meeting at the Turkmendemirellary Agency on March 7. The subject of the conversation was interaction on the future of corridors with national freight operators and logisticians.

The railway departments of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan held talks in Ashgabat. During the working visit of the Uzbek delegation to Turkmenistan, Chairman of the Board of Uzbekistan Temir Yullari JSC Zufar Narzullayev discussed issues of cooperation development with Chairman of the Turkmendemirellary Agency Azat Atamuradov on March 5-6.

The emergence of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) and the expansion of the Northern Sea Route means a revolution in cargo transportation in Eurasia, offering an effective alternative to traditional sea routes, including the Suez Canal.