Production Association "Derýaýollary" (River Routes) under the agency "Türkmendeńizderýaýollary" (Turkmen State Service of Maritime and River Transportation) Turkmenistan has been transformed into an open joint-stock company, Trend reports, citing the State News Agency of Turkmenistan.

As reported, some $1.5 billion worth of foreign loan funds have been invested in the transport and communication sector of Turkmenistan in recent years.

On March 12, 2021, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with the Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, via videoconference.

Germany, being one of the leading global powers, confidently occupies a leading position in various sectors and spheres of the global economy as a recognized industrial and technological flagship.

Croatian companies increase export of IT technologies to Azerbaijan, stated the Croatian embassy in Azerbaijan.

The embassy said that it can be satisfied when it comes to economic and trade relations between Azerbaijan and Croatia because Croatia is among the top twenty countries in terms of trade with Azerbaijan.

Following the commencement of gas flows via TAP in December 2020, the Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG announces that a total of 1 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas from Azerbaijan has now entered Europe via the Greek interconnection point of Kipoi, where TAP connects to the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP), reports TAP AG.

The first meeting of the working group, created within the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Azerbaijani Energy Ministry and BP, took place on March 18, Trend reports citing the ministry.

During the meeting, which was held in the format of a videoconference, an exchange of views took place on BP's proposals for further cooperation, clarification of the priorities for the development of Azerbaijani cities in accordance with the concept of green energy and agreement on the next stages of the partnership.

Armenia will be supplied with natural gas from Russia, through the territory of Azerbaijan, this is a tremendous geostrategic move that connects, unlike any other time, the governments of Azerbaijan and Russia, Peter M. Tase, US expert, strategic adviser on international affairs and public diplomacy to governments, universities, and corporations in Europe and the Americas told Trend.

The fact that Azerbaijan is going to help Armenia maintain a steady supply of natural gas whether from Russia or anywhere else, is another sign of how positively and humanely Azerbaijan has behaved in the aftermath of the Second Karabakh War, former US ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza told Trend.

Russian gas will be temporarily transported to Armenia through Azerbaijan due to the repair of the North Caucasus - Transcaucasia gas pipeline.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Ivan Korcok.

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Ivan Korcok noted that he last visited Baku about 20 years ago, adding that the development processes he saw in the capital city left deep impressions on him.

The European Commission recognises the importance of the Ionian-Adriatic Pipeline (IAP) for the regional gas market, in particular Croatia, Albania, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, a source in the European Commission told Trend.

The Southern Gas Corridor constitutes a new reality, stated Péter Szijjártó, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, as saying.