Russian oil companies are ready to participate in joint projects to develop oil fields in Turkmenistan, the Russian Government said on Thursday

Central Asian countries and countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are preparing the first meeting of heads of state in the framework of the strategic dialogue, the Dunyo news agency, run by Uzbekistan's Foreign Ministry, reported on Thursday

Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch says Pakistan consistently maintained that bilateral relations cannot fully normalize until the resolution of the outstanding disputes, especially the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir.

Kazakhstan supports increasing the investment and trade cooperation between Japan and countries of Central Asia to mitigate negative consequences of sanctions on the economy of countries in the region, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

At the meeting of the government of Turkmenistan, the Chairman of the Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan G.Mammedova announced the adopted Resolution to classify the new, modern administrative center of the Ahal region as a city with the rights of a district and give it the name "Arkadag"