Turkmenistan News

Human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, had expressed concerns over his unexplained detention, saying it could have been linked to Yazmuhamedovs' reporting activities.

A project of supplying Turkmen gas to Europe is quite real. The systematic work on its implementation is required, Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov said at a briefing in Ashgabat, Russian media reported.

The Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Oleg Proskuryakov, who is on a working visit to Ashgabat, discusses cooperation issues, including the resumption of gas supplies to Ukraine, the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry reported on Wednesday.

Turkmenistan plans to begin production at Galkynysh, the world's second largest gas field, by June 30, which will allow it boost exports to Asia and help Europe lessen its dependence on Russian gas.

Turkmenistan plans to begin production at Galkynysh, the world's second-largest gas field, by June 30, which will allow it boost exports to Asia and help Europe lessen its dependence on Russian gas.

A Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent based in Turkmenistan has been freed after being detained by police earlier this month.

In spite of his repeated assertions that his country is not regressing, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared on May Day to present five recipients with the Hero of Labor award, Reuters reports .

The fifth Human Rights Dialogue between the Republic of Turkmenistan and the European Union took place in Ashgabat.

A European Union delegation has raised with Turkmen officials the case of a detained RFE/RL correspondent.

Ashgabat may be the capital of one of the most closed societies in the world and home to Central Asia's most repressive regime, but even here the walls occasionally shake with the sound of rock 'n' roll.

Kazakhtelecom and Turkmentelecom have completed the rollout of a fibre-optic telecommunications network linking the two Central Asian countries, Kazakhtelecom announced in a press release on its website.

"Yazmuhamedov's unexplained detention for the past four days is completely arbitrary and represents a gross violation of his constitutional rights and the international conventions," Reporters Without Borders said, adding that it was reasonable to suspect that Yazmuhamedov's was arrested in a reprisal for his journalistic activities.

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the delivery of the first AW101 VVIP helicopter to Turkmenistan Airlines.

Reporters Without Borders calls on the authorities to explain why they have been holding Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent Rovshen Yazmuhamedov in the northeastern city of Turkmenabat since 6 May.

Israel established 11 new diplomatic missions worldwide between 2010 and 2012, the country's Finance Ministry reported.

Turkmenistan is one of the most closed countries in the world and has a record of arresting and harassing journalists.

Azerbaijan, Baku, May 10 / Trend E. Kosolapova/ Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan signed a number of documents on cooperation within the talks of the Presidents of two countries in Astana on Friday, the Kazakh presidential press-service reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, May 10 / Trend E. Kosolapova/ Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan intend to develop trade and economic relations, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said following the talks with his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on Friday in Astana, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported.

Earlier this week, RFE/RL reporter Rovshen Yazmuhamedov, 30, was arrested by Turkmen police, members of his family told the US-founded media outlet.

The Majlis of Turkmenistan has ratified an intergovernmental agreement between Turkmenistan and Ukraine on the implementation of a program of military-technical cooperation between the two countries in 2013-2014, the Turkmen government said on Wednesday.