- 19:06 29/12/2006
- 19:33 28/12/2006
Six candidates for the Turkmen presidency were officially registered Thursday, the Central Asian country's election commission said.
- 18:38 27/12/2006
- 17:50 27/12/2006
A presidential candidate fielded by the Turkmen opposition has gone missing in Ashgabat, the United Democratic Opposition of Turkmenistan said in a statement Wednesday.
- 19:50 26/12/2006
Turkmenistan's acting President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov was approved as presidential candidate by the Central Asian state's top legislative body Tuesday along with five other contenders.
- 17:46 22/12/2006
Turkmen opposition leaders forced into exile by President Saparmurat Niyazov are trying to secure Western guarantees for a safe return home following the authoritarian ruler's death, the head of Turkmenistan's Republican Party said Friday.
- 20:32 21/12/2006
The late Turkmen leader Saparmurat Niyazov, who died early Thursday of cardiac arrest, promoted his personality cult during 21 years of authoritarian rule and carried out many eccentric reforms.
- 17:34 21/12/2006
Commentators and politicians in post-Soviet nations voiced their concerns Thursday that the death of Turkmenistan's long-serving authoritarian president early in the day could trigger instability in the Central Asian region.
- 16:33 21/12/2006
The appointment of Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov as the country's acting president violates the Constitution, the leader of an opposition party said Thursday.
- 16:08 21/12/2006
- 15:12 21/12/2006
Turkmenistan has closed its border with Uzbekistan, a spokesman for the Uzbek customs committee said Thursday.
- 14:05 21/12/2006
The president of the Central Asian republic of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, died early Thursday after 21 years of authoritarian rule.
- 10:42 21/12/2006
- 09:57 21/12/2006
A senior presidential administration official in Turkmenistan confirmed by phone Thursday that the Central Asian country's leader, Saparmurat Niyazov, has died.
"We can confirm only the fact of the president's death. We are not authorized to give any additional information on the cause of death," he said.
- 09:25 21/12/2006
The president of Turkmenistan died of a cardiac arrest early this morning at the age of 66, Western agencies said Thursday, citing a government source and national TV.
Saparmurat Niyazov ruled the ex-Soviet Central Asian republic for 21 years, in various posts. The authoritarian leader, who styled himself Turkmenbashi (head of the Turkmen people) was president for life.
The Russian Embassy in Ashgabat has not confirmed the reports.
- 17:29 24/09/2006
The presidents of Russia and Turkmenistan have discussed bilateral cooperation in the trade and economic sphere, the Kremlin press service said Sunday.
- 12:03 05/09/2006
Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] said Tuesday it has agreed to pay $100 per 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas from Turkmenistan in 2007-2009, an increase of 53%.
- 20:27 07/07/2006
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] said following talks with Ukraine Friday that its natural gas price for the former Soviet republic would not change unless Turkmenistan raised its price.
- 13:06 04/07/2006
- 19:34 29/06/2006
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