The Balkan velayat has become the destination of a recent working trip of President Gurbanguly ­Berdimuhamedov. The Turkmen leader visited Uzynada field, where he held the meeting on the further development of the oil and gas industry and on the development and realisation of the tremendous resource potential of the country.

The Turkmen leader focuses on ensuring the effective functioning of Turkmenistan’s oil and gas industry along with the efficient use of natural riches. In accordance with the State Programme of oil and gas industry development for the period until 2030, great importance is attached to increasing production resources and export capacity of this sector of the national economy.