Several developments have occurred this week in what is the rocky and sometimes unpredictable saga of the large gas deposits in Turkmenistan. Firstly, Pakistan’s DAWN newspaper group cited Russia’s ITAR-TASS stating that a representative from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has be quoted as suggesting that the delivery of gas from Turkmenistan’s Daulatabad […]

News Central Asia is reporting that President Niyazov has dismissed the governor of Ahal. This latest purge occurred at an expanded session of the cabinet of ministers. The News Central Asia article makes important reference to some significant differences between this dismissal and other recent purges of middle to high ranking officials, most […]