According to Deutsche Welle, sources within the Turkmen veterinary service have reported widespread deaths among migratory birds on the Caspian coast. However, while authorities in countries across the world have adopted stringent measures to pre-empt the threat of a bird flu pandemic, it appears that the relevant state bodies have failed to investigate the […]
Ukraine again reached an agreement with Turkmenistan about gas deliveries over the weekend. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yury Yekhanurov spoke on his optimism on the future of energy dialogue in a televised announcement, according to a ForUm report:
“Yesterday, the Turkmen Foreign Minister and the Ukrainian Ambassador in Turkmenistan discussed the gas problem, the ambassador told […]
In view of the revised prioritisation of government expenditure the news that the Turkmen government has chosen to devote so much money to festivities will not be welcomed by everybody. The following report in full comes from turkmenistan.ru:
As the Ashgabat correspondent of Turkmenistan.ru reports, Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov signed a resolution authorising the Central […]
Predictably, Naftogaz Ukrainy CEO Aleksei Ivchenko has reacted angrily to Turkmen claims that Kiev owes money to Ashgabat for gas deliveries. In a press conference on Monday, Ivchenko told reporters sought to present Ukraine’s position over the controversy:
“Our outstanding debts are zero. … There are no grounds for insulting Ukraine.”
Ivchenko specified that Kiev did […]
The recently established Turkmen dissident web site, Turkmenskaya Iskra (Turkmen Spark), recently reported the rare occurrence of anti-government protests in some areas of the country. In Turkmenbashi Square in Mary a statue of President Saparmurat brandishing a copy of the Rukhnama was damaged on February 17. Though the identity of the culprit is not […]
Ukraine has reacted aggressively to Turkmenistan latest threat to hike gas prices yet again. Foreign Minister Boris Tarasyuk suggested that Turkmenistan’s move was most likely an attempt to extricate itself from deals that it now realises it cannot fulfil. In remarks to journalists reported by Interfax he said:
“There is reason to believe that the […]
According to a Turkmen Initiative of Human Rights press release out last week, the local authorities undertook an extensive demolition drive in September last year of seaside country homes in the Caspian coast town of Turkmenbashi, formerly Krasnovodsk.
Witnesses report that the buildings were destroyed by soldiers under the command of regional officials. The dachas […]
French construction firm Bouygues has consolidated its position in the Turkmen market by securing new contracts for the reconstruction of the facade of the Turkmen state university and the building of the physics and mathematics faculty. Bouygues CEO Martin Bouygues discussed the projects with President Saparmurat Niyazov in a meeting on Friday. According to […]
A World Health Organisation report on health in Turkmenistan, published in 2000, stated that AIDS was not a problem in Turkmenistan. Up till 1997, only one case of HIV had been reported in the country. That notwithstanding, the government has insisted that it does take the problem seriously. During a Special Session of the […]
Neighbouring Afghanistan inevitably means that Turkmenistan is a crucial conduit of illicit drugs towards Europe. It is therefore interesting to note that Turkmen border guards and custom officials are undergoing training sessions organised the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in conjunction the OSCE.
In addition to offering coaching on border management, participants will […]
