Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow

Central Asia: Child Labor Alive And Thriving

rferl.org     Jun 12, 2008   122 related          

As World Day Against Child Labor is marked as part of continuing efforts to stamp out the practice around the globe, there are hundreds of thousands of underage children in Central Asia skipping school to work as unskilled...                    

Turkmen Leader Seeks Longer Term

groundreport.com     Jun 9, 2008   4 related          

The constitutional reforms recently announced in Turkmenistan appear geared toward strengthening the powers of the president rather than achieving a balance of power between executive, legislature and judiciary, NBCentralAsia...                    

Ukraine, Turkemistan discuss gas supplies to Ukraine in 2009

unian.net     Jun 6, 2008   40 related          

In St. Petersburg President Victor Yushchenko held a meeting with the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow, according to the President`s press-office. At the meeting the two Presidents discussed gas supplies to...                    

Turkmenistan officials discuss security

upi.com     Jun 6, 2008          

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, June 5 (UPI) -- Top Turkmenistan officials have promised to intensify security efforts in the country and work with the region to promote stability. Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and...                    

Russia's Medvedev to visit Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan early July

rian.ru     Jun 6, 2008   4 related          

ST. PETERSBURG, June 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will pay an official visit to the former Soviet republics of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan in early July. "Today's conversation can be continued during my...                    

Re: pipelines

iii.co.uk     Jun 6, 2008   182 related          

By Invester Gator: MOSCOW -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is set to meet CIS leaders at bilateral meetings on June 6-7 on the sidelines of an economic forum in his native St. Petersburg. . . . In a separate meeting with...                    

Russia: Medvedev Faces Tough Talks With Georgian, Ukrainian, Turkmen Leaders

rferl.org     Jun 5, 2008   31 related          

MOSCOW -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is set to meet CIS leaders at bilateral meetings on June 6-7 on the sidelines of an economic forum in his native St. Petersburg. Aside from a May summit with Kazakh President...                    

Turkmen Promises

russiaprofile.org     Jun 3, 2008   3 related          

Back in mid-April, the Turkmen government promised to reserve ten billion cubic meters of its annual gas production for European consumers starting next year. But Russia’s Gazprom has also announced that Central Asian gas exporters...                    

New Partners Look West

tol.cz     Jun 2, 2008          

page 1 of 2 by Rovshan Ismayilov With an eye on Europe, the Azeri and Turkmen leaders seek closer ties. From EurasiaNet. BAKU | President Ilham Aliev has recently stepped up his ongoing campaign to promote Azerbaijan as the key to...                    

Layers Upon Layers

typepad.com     May 31, 2008          

by CKR James made a nice observation about American exceptionalism last week that I expanded on at Washington Monthly. What I didn’t say in the detail I was thinking it was that our American blinders eliminate far too much of...