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A roundtable devoted to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Korea was held in Seoul on February 7, 2022.

EU countries are interested in increasing natural gas imports through the Southern Gas Corridor (YGC) to prevent further jumps in blue fuel prices in the European market.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held talks with President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, according to the website of the Foreign Ministry of the People's Republic of China.

Freight transit was the subject of negotiations held on Thursday, February 4, by the Director General of the Transport and Communications Agency of Turkmenistan, Mukhamedgeldy Chakiyev, with the leadership of Chinese corporations.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, accompanied by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on a visit to China, met on Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Van I. The diplomats discussed preparations for the summit.

Turkmenistan increased electricity exports by more than 33% in January 2022 compared to January 2021. At the same time, the volume of generation in the country increased by 9.9%.

Deputy Prime Minister Sapardurdy Toylyev will travel to Beijing as part of a Turkmen delegation that will take part in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. In this regard, the President of Turkmenistan has temporarily appointed the Minister of Health and Medical Industry Nurmuhammet Amannepesov as the Chairman of the Emergency Situations Commission for the Prevention of Diseases from 4 to 9 February.

Gross domestic product growth in Turkmenistan in January this year was 6.2%.

The State Agency for Management of Road Construction is starting to work in Turkmenistan. President Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on its creation on Thursday during a government meeting dedicated to the results of the development of the country's national economic complex in January of this year.

Turkmenistan's oil production plan in January was 100.4%, and its processing was 108.3%.