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Turkmenistan: Top-Tier US Diplomats in Ashgabat for Talks with Berdymukhamedov
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William J. Burns is in Ashgabat to meet Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. Comment?
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Kazakhstan: Workers Complete Section of Turkmenistan-China Pipeline
The Kazakh part of the Turkmenistan-China pipeline is complete. The pipeline will pump up to 5 billion cubic meters of Turkmen gas to China in 2010. Comment?
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Turkmenistan: New Pipeline, Old Horizons?
... in Bishkek (RCA No. 583, 10-Jul-09) Plans to build a new gas pipeline linking the resource-rich east of Turkmenistan with the west have renewed the debate about the country's future export options. An official recently said the pipeline would give ... Comment?
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Turkmenstan prepared to supply Nabucco
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - Turkmenistan's president said Friday that the Central Asian nation is prepared to provide natural gas for a planned pipeline backed by the United States and the European Union, his clearest public expression of support for a project aimed to ease Western reliance on Russian supplies. Comment?
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Azerbaijan ready for long-term partnership with Turkmenistan: SOCAR
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... Abdullayev extended Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's regards to Berdimuhammedov. "Azerbaijan fully supports Turkmenistan's initiatives, which serve to develop a mutually beneficial partnership in the area of global energy, and shares its ... Comment?
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Kazakhstan completes China gas link segment
... and Kazakhstan to build the link. "In 2010, we will transit about 4.5-5.0 billion cubic metres of gas from Turkmenistan," he told reporters as workers were welding the last pipe links at the construction site on the steppe near the country's ... Comment?
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Turkmenistan: Islamic Development Bank Finances Cross-Border Railway
A 256-kilometer stretch of the Iran-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan railway will be funded by the Islamic Development Bank, says Iran's ambassador to Turkmenistan, Mohammad Reza Forqani. Comment?
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Turkmenistan, gas and stability: Elsewhere in Turkestan
WHEN Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov succeeded Turkmenistan's megalomaniac president, Saparmurat Niyazov, in December 2006, there was little immediate sign of change. Comment?
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Ankara: Imported Nannies Join Black Market
... off. Birol asks for a $150 commission from both the woman and us. Afterward, we go to the area where women from Turkmenistan frequent, having been told that they are cheaper. Nanny found We are at the front bureau of a decrepit hotel in Laleli. An ... Comment?
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Turkmenistan: Ruhnama Stays on the Curriculum for Third-Level Students
The Ruhnama, a spiritual guide purportedly penned by the late ruler of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, is set to remain an essential part of the country's curriculum. Comment?
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Turkmenistan: Ministry of Defense Buys Russian Tanks
Turkmenistan is purchasing a "small batch" of Russian tanks at a cost of $30 million. Comment?
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Turkmenistan: Ashgabat Hosts US Military Refuelling, Resupply Operations
Turkmenistan is quietly developing into a major transport hub for the northern supply network, which is being used to relay non-lethal supplies to US and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Comment?
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The Berkshire Festival of Falconry
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... weekend's festivities has been on an epic journey of some 6,000 miles that started in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. His trek across continents is even more awe-inspiring when you take in to account his age: he's 82. Born and raised in the ... Comment?
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Turkmenistan: High Heat Brings Power Outages
Turkmenistan may be energy rich but some sections of the country are coping with power outages during the high-heat season. Comment?
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Turkmen Eiffel Tower planned: official g w Z N y K s a
Turkmenistan is planning to build the reclusive gas-rich state s answer to the Eiffel Tower or the Statue of Liberty, the chief architect of the capital Ashgabat said on Saturday. Comment?
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Turkmenistan: Berdymukhamedov Invited to Visit France
... find it suitable. We would have an opportunity to give additional impetus to our relations," the semi-official Turkmenistan.ru quoted the French head of state as saying. Sarkozy also "noted with satisfaction that cooperation between the two ... Comment?
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Turkmenistan: Education Minister Dismissed amid Corruption Scandal
Turkmenistan's Minister of Education, Muhammetgeldi Annaamanov, has been sacked for "serious shortcomings." The firing was connected to a bribery scandal, in which a teacher at a prestigious language institute allegedly took $119,000 in bribes from prospective students. Comment?
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Gazprom's deals to be a red flag to Europe
... field. The price in the deal is very interesting, given that Gazprom is balking at paying the same price from Turkmenistan (admittedly the Azeri gas is closer to market, and should receive something of a premium). Indeed, recent reports tend to ... Comment?
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Welcome to Paris, I mean Ashgabat
Ashgabat - Turkmenistan is planning to build the reclusive gas-rich state's answer to the Eiffel Tower or the Statue of Liberty, the chief architect of the capital Ashgabat said on Saturday. Comment?
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Russia plays checkbook diplomacy in Central Asia
... Russia's dominant position, playing Moscow off against other powers to secure their own long-term interests. Turkmenistan, the reclusive Central Asian state with enormous gas reserves, was until recently in Moscow's thrall. The Russians swept in ... Comment?
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