Deputy Foreign Minister Mahri Bashimova met on Tuesday, February 20, with the editorial director of the international magazine "The Investor" Leandro Slovinski.

Transport cooperation between Turkmenistan and Iran was discussed by the ambassadors of the two countries to the Russian Federation. During a meeting on Monday, February 19, Turkmen Ambassador Esen Aydogdyev and the head of the Iranian diplomatic mission in Moscow Kazem Jalali, exchanging views on the state and prospects of bilateral cooperation, paid special attention to the partnership in the transit and transport sector.

Over the past day, February 18, 21.6 million kWh of electricity was imported from Turkmenistan to Uzbekistan, representatives of the Ministry of Energy reported this at a briefing on Monday at the Agency of Information and Mass Communications under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Yangi Uzbekistan reports.

Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin held a meeting on topical issues of road cargo transportation.

The national railway carrier JSC Demiryollary has announced the organization of international scheduled freight transportation, launching a route along the main transit corridors. A regular container train running on a clear schedule will optimize logistics and reduce the delivery time of goods in the North-South and East-West directions.

As part of the joint action plan concluded between the Turkmen Logistics Association and the Turkmenbashi Seaport, the Association, together with CILT Central Asia, with the support of USAID TCA, organizes online trainings for managers and employees of port departments and terminals with the participation of international experts.

Within the framework of the Iran Maritime Economy Forum, representatives of the Agency of Maritime and River Routes made a business visit to the special economic zone and the port of Amirabad in the Caspian Sea.

The Air Transport Agency - "Türkmenhowaýollary" - continues to hold the lead among the sectors of the transport and communications complex in increasing the volume of services provided for a number of months. Civil aviation is making up for lost time during the pandemic and is actively expanding its flight geography, demonstrating a trajectory of soaring performance after forced downtime. The other day, the first flight of Turkmen Airlines on the regular Ashgabat-Kuala Lumpur route was solemnly welcomed in the capital of Malaysia.

At a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Friday, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, after hearing the report of Deputy Prime Minister for Agriculture Tangryguly Atahalliyev on the results of the work of the supervised departments in January, again raised the topic of the importance of rational use of water in agriculture. In this context, the head of state pointed out to the Deputy Prime Minister the tasks of modernizing water supply systems.

Turkmen oil and gas condensate producers fulfilled the production plan for January with a slight excess - by 100.3%. In particular, the state concern "Turkmenneft" - 100.1%. The processing industries of the fuel and energy complex fulfilled the plan by 101.9 percent. Deputy Prime Minister Batyr Amanov reported this at a meeting of the government of Turkmenistan on Friday.