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Turkmenistan launches ‘discussion’ on extending president’s term
Turkmenistan on Monday formally launched a “public discussion” over constitutional changes to extend the president’s term and drop the age limit for candidates. State media in the energy-rich ex-Soviet state on Monday backed moves to boost presidential terms from five
Turkmen leader sacks key aide amid graft charges
Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has sacked his administration chief, complaining of corruption and mismanagement, state television said Saturday, as economic troubles begin to mount in the isolated Central Asian state. Berdymukhamedov indicated “a weakening of discipline in the trade sector,
Japan, Turkmenistan sign $18bn energy deals
Japan and Turkmenistan have signed deals worth over $18 billion on a package of projects in the energy-rich central Asian nation, which has become an important supplier of natural gas to China. Turkmenistan holds the world’s fourth-largest reserves of natural
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