Monday Jun 15 | Buffalo News
Turkmens launch $1.5 bln resort
Turkmen President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, second left, waves during a lavish ceremony celebrating the opening of a resort on the Caspian Sea near the city named Turkmenbashi, in Turkmenistan, Monday, June 15, 2009.
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