The delegation of the Republic of Belarus led by Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko visited the Astrakhan region, the press service of the Lotus SEZ reports.

The management of the Turkmenneft State Concern held a meeting with Director General of Dragon Oil (UAE) Ali Rashid Al Jarwan, who is in our country on a business visit. At the meeting, prospects for the development of long-term partnership and ambitious plans to improve the energy complex of Turkmenistan were discussed. The country’s desire to diversify and actively implement advanced technologies in accordance with environmental standards was also discussed, the electronic newspaper “Turkmenistan: Golden Age” reports.

A quadripartite meeting was held in Tashkent with the participation of the leadership of the ministries of transport and railway administration of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Qatar.

The Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan and Indonesia held an online business meeting in order to establish effective communication between the relevant structures of the two countries.

On February 6, Tashkent hosted a meeting of representatives of the energy and water management departments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, where issues of water and energy cooperation were discussed.

The head of the “Turkmenaragatnaşyk” Agency, Khadzhimurat Khudaygulyev, held negotiations with a high-ranking delegation of Airbus, headed by Vice President for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Jacques Garrigues. During this meeting, held on Tuesday, on February 6, the prospects for bilateral cooperation in the field of space were discussed.

The Turkmen shipyard "Balkan" expects a number of innovations for further certification for compliance with ISO standards, which will become another serious competitive advantage of the enterprise in the foreign market. Proposals on this issue were voiced by Korean partners, according to the website of the Balkan Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant.

Turkmenistan and Russia have a huge potential for the growth of mutual trade turnover. This was stated by Vladimir Resin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Construction and Housing and Communal Services, deputy of the United Russia faction, during a meeting with Esen Aydogdiyev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Russia, the parliamentary television of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russia reports.

International rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed Turkmenistan's Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B+' with a 'Positive' outlook.

Representatives of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Turkmenistan visited the Lebap region to conduct negotiations on increasing the volume of exports of Uzbek products, attracting investments and developing cross-border trade and economic cooperation.