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On Tuesday, February 15, the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda in Turkmenistan held a meeting at which Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Gurbangulyevich Berdimuhamedov, nominated by the Democratic Party of the country, was registered as a candidate for the highest state post.

Within the framework of the project "Supporting climate resilient livelihoods in agricultural communities in drought-prone areas of Turkmenistan" jointly implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan and the GEF Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF), a working meeting was held in online format to discuss the curriculum on integrated water resources management (IWRM).

Last week, eleven tenders were announced by the Ministry of Industry, SC "Turkmengas", SC "Turkmenhimiya" and SC "Turkmengeologiya", Turkmenbashy Complex of Oil Refineries, PETRONAS, ENI and Tatneft Companies, as well as the Hazar Consortium in Turkmenistan.

On Monday, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev discussed the prospects for bilateral relations, including the implementation of the agreements reached following the state visit of the Kazakh leader to Ashgabat in October last year.

On Monday, the election campaign for the election of the President of the country started in Turkmenistan. Within its framework, the nomination of candidates, their registration, meetings with voters and other events will take place.

The Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (IPA) of the CIS will consider an invitation from Turkmenistan to take part in monitoring the upcoming March 12 early presidential elections, if it is sent. This was reported to TASS by the director of the International Institute for Monitoring the Development of Democracy, Parliamentarism and Observance of the Electoral Rights of Citizens of the IPA CIS Member States Ivan Mushket.

President Berdimuhamedov, speaking at an expanded government meeting held within the framework of the Halk Maslakhaty, on Friday gave a number of instructions to Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov.

The volume of natural gas production in 2021 amounted to 83,773 million cubic meters; “blue fuel” was exported by 34.8% more than the year before.

Early presidential elections in Turkmenistan are scheduled to be held on March 12, RIA Novosti reports citing Bezirgen Karaev, assistant to the chairman of the Central Election Commission for holding elections and referendums.

The honorary elders who spoke at the extraordinary meeting of the People's Council (Halk maslahaty) supported the decision of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to actively involve young people in leadership positions, the Watan program of the Turkmen State Radio and Television reports.