The State Concern "Turkmengaz" will finance the construction of a gas compressor station with the capacity of 30 bcm a year at the gas field "Malay" in Lebap province. This was announced by the Director of the State Agency for the Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources Yagshigeldy Kakayev at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. Yagshigeldy Kakayev is temporarily acting as Vice Premier for oil and gas, chemical industries and fisheries replacing Baymyrat Hodzhamuhammedov owing to the latter's ill health.

On 31 May, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov solemnly launched the construction of the country's largest gas pipeline "East - West", running for 1000 km in the territory of Turkmenistan. The capacity of the new pipeline is 30 billion cubic meters of gas a year, and its approximate cost is US $ 2 billion dollars.

The Council of Elders of Turkmenistan convenes on May 14. It will be held in Dashoguz province of Turkmenistan. The council will hear the report of the President of Turkmenistan on the situation in the country, on the most important issues of domestic and foreign policies. Elders will also discuss issues of radical modernization of agriculture of Turkmenistan and other priorities.

On April 12, the new international airport of the city of Turkmenbashi received the first four international flights. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the airport on this day as part of the grand opening of the facility. He inspected the airport complex, which is designed to give new impetus to the development of national economy, the tourism industry and international cooperation.