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During a working visit to Ashgabat, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay, headed by his country's delegation, met with Deputy Prime Minister Batyr Atdayev within the framework of the 6th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Turkish Commission on Economic Cooperation, held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan.

The economic company Türkmen Senagat has launched the production of plastic bags, which are designed for widespread use in retail trade in Turkmenistan.

Since July, Turkmenistan airlines has increased the number of flights between Turkmenistan and Russia to four per week, according to the website of the airline's representative office in the Russian Federation.

Since June 25, Turkmenistan has allowed foreign cargo carriers to transit along the route of the checkpoint "Lutfabad (Iran) – Artyk (Turkmenistan)" – checkpoint "Farap (Turkmenistan) – Alat (Uzbekistan)" – checkpoint "Artyk (Turkmenistan) – Lutfabat (Iran)" with drivers.

Russia and Turkmenistan have specific agreements on cooperation in the energy sector, including the continuation of some contracts, and the leadership of Gazprom will soon come to Turkmenistan.

On Wednesday, June 29, 30 deals totaling 47.6 million Turkmen manats were concluded at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.

Turkmenistan and Vietnam have an impressive potential for the development of trade and economic cooperation said Deputy Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vietnam Bui Trung Ngia at the Turkmen-Vietnamese business forum held in Hanoi, VeEconomy writes.

The level of five-sided cooperation since the previous meeting of foreign ministers of the Caspian states four years ago has grown markedly, which dictates the need for us to meet more often in this format, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

On Monday, June 27, 2 deals totaling $192 thousand and 3.6 million Turkmen manats were concluded at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed Deputy Prime Minister Annageldy Yazmyradov, who is in charge of the agro-industrial complex, to create a permanent water resources management center in the administrative center of the Kerki district of the Lebap region, the official Turkmen press writes today.