Azerbaijan, Baku, March 29 / Trend /
The First International Gas Congress will be held in Ashgabat April 14-15, Turkmen embassy in Azerbaijan said. More than 500 representatives of transnational and regional oil and gas companies, international organizations and financial institutions, as well as countries, including Azerbaijan have been invited to participate in the forum.
Turkmenistan's gas congress will give an opportunity to the World Gas Community to discuss key issues for further effective development of the gas industry, expansion of relations, establishment of a new business partnership, aimed at attracting foreign investments and international cooperation in the development of huge hydrocarbon resources of Turkmenistan.
Investment openness of Turkmenistan, fully ready for a dialogue and the desire to implement and support new projects demonstrated have been recently demonstrated by multi-billion dollar contracts signed with several international companies.
Turkmenistan implements actions to diversify its natural gas pipeline infrastructure. Successful implementation and commissioning of gas pipelines Turkmenistan-China and the new line Turkmenistan-Iran will strengthen trade and economic ties, expand opportunities for multilateral partnerships in this area, strengthen stability and mutual understanding in the region, including the international efforts to ensure energy security .