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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09ASHGABAT413 |
TURKMENISTAN'S OVERALL BUDGET FIGURE IS PUBLICLY [...] (SBU) The following is Post's response to reftel that requests information about Turkmenistan's central government budget. 2. (SBU) Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? Yes, the Turkmenistan Government wi [...] |
2009-04-02 05:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT414 |
TURKMENISTAN: SCHLUMBERGER DOING WELL, BUT NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Schlumberger's general manager described the company's ongoing work, largely for foreign energy companies, in field development and management. Although things are generally going well, there have been some mini-dramas within both the companies that Schlumberger works with, as [...] |
2009-04-02 08:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT415 |
TURKMENISTAN/UZBEKISTAN BORDER: ON THE ROAD WITH [...] (C) More than 40,000 Iranian truckers travel to or through Turkmenistan each year, the majority passing in either direction through the Farap border crossing on the Uzbek border. As night falls, dozens of drivers congregate at cafes and parking lots, or on the side of the road on either side [...] |
2009-04-02 08:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT416 |
TURKMENISTAN: A TALE OF TWO NON-REGISTERED NGOS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Turkmenistan, a civic organization is required to register with the Ministry of Justice ("MOJ") in order to operate legally. In 2008, one independent, non-government-affiliated civic organization was registered, the first since 2005. Despite these restrictive legal conditions [...] |
2009-04-02 09:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT417 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON USG CANDIDACY FOR UN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-02 11:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT418 |
TURKMENISTAN: CHARGE RAISES REGISTRATION CASES [...] (C) On March 31, the Charge met with Minister of Justice Myrat Garryev to learn about the activities of the Ministry and to discuss concerns about delays in registration of local NGOs and religious groups. The Minister spoke at length about the responsibilities of various departments within th [...] |
2009-04-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF TX |
| 09ASHGABAT421 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE REQUESTING SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-03 11:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF TX |
| 09ASHGABAT423 |
TURKMENISTAN: IN TURKMENBASHY, IT'S ALL ABOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Caspian port city of Turkmenbashy is quickly being overshadowed by the construction work underway at the nearby Avaza National Tourist Zone, where the President is pressuring contractors and ministries alike to get the work done in time for mid-June ceremonies. The city [...] |
2009-04-03 12:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV TX TU |
| 09ASHGABAT424 |
TURKMENISTAN: TURKMENBASHY REFINERY MODERNIZING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmenbashy Oil Refinery has continued for the past several years to refurbish and modernize its facilities, and is producing a wide range of petroleum products mostly for the export market. Modernization will help it boost its production, and, combined with specific env [...] |
2009-04-03 13:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT425 |
TURKMENISTAN: INTERNATIONAL OIL SERVICES COMPANY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A visit to oil services company Schlumberger's Balkanabat operations base demonstrated that the company is doing well, providing a range of services to mostly foreign customers operating in the area. The company is expanding its operations and is anticipating growth in its int [...] |
2009-04-03 14:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT428 |
TURKMENISTAN: PORT AT TURKMENBASHY TO GET FULL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The port at Turkmenbashy will soon undergo a complete renovation that will modernize and expand its facilities and capacity as the largest Central Asian port. Port authorities say there will be a new ship repair yard and new cargo handling facilities. In the longer term, a [...] |
2009-04-06 12:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT429 |
TURKMENISTAN: UNODC LAW ENFORCEMENT DONOR COORDINATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 3, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted the Law Enforcement Donor Coordination meeting in Ashgabat. It was the first of four such events this year. Representatives of internationa [...] |
2009-04-06 13:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT43 |
TURKMENISTAN: NEW SENIOR ADVISOR JOINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: As in previous years, letters of congratulation on the new year from various Turkmenistan officials to the Turkmen president were published in the state-controlled press, including one from senior officials of the secretive Presidential Apparat. Two letters from apparat offici [...] |
2009-01-13 11:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT431 |
TURKMENISTAN: DOLLARS NOT WANTED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Problems exchanging US dollars for Turkmen manat have been observed for the past week, due to the rumors that the Government plans to depreciate the official exchange rate to an even one manat for one dollar. (NOTE [...] |
2009-04-07 04:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SOCI EFIN TX |
| 09ASHGABAT433 |
TURKMENISTAN: PROGRESS VISIBLE ON SEVERAL NEW GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent trip up along the coastline north from the port city of Turkmenbashy revealed that construction work on several natural gas projects is proceeding apace. Malaysian energy company Petronas has several projects underway about 20 kilometers north of Turkmenbashy, including [...] |
2009-04-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX IR |
| 09ASHGABAT434 |
TURKMENISTAN: PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES INCREASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent meeting with a leader of Jehovah's Witnesses in Ashgabat confirmed that its adherents in the provinces have seen a recent uptick in harassment, including raids and seizures of religious literature. While the situation in the provinces is particularly tough due to poorly [...] |
2009-04-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT436 |
TURKMENISTAN: MARCH MEDIA REACTION - MEDIA PRAISE GROWING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In March, media favorably and accurately covered events reflecting U.S.-Turkmenistan cooperation in education and health care, and highlighted various U.S. visits. The visit by USAID Regional Director William Frej [...] |
2009-04-08 12:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT44 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER URGES MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia, Dan Stein, and Charge, Turkmenistan Deputy Foreign Minister, Wepa Hajiyev, expressed hope the Stein's visit would encourage more trade between Turkmenistan and the U.S. Hajiy [...] |
2009-01-13 11:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON TX |
| 09ASHGABAT442 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON RESPONSE TO NORTH [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-08 12:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP KN TX |
| 09ASHGABAT45 |
TURKMENISTAN: DIFFICULTIES FOR RFE/RL REPORTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 9, poloff met with RFE/RL reporter, Halmurat Gylychdurdiyev, to discuss his current working conditions and recent reports of harassment of two other RFE/RL reporters, Osman Hallyev and Dovletmurat Yazguliev, by security officials. Gylychdurdiyev said security officials [...] |
2009-01-13 11:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT452 |
TURKMENISTAN: RUSSIAN PIPELINE WOES EXPOSED DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhammedov's official visit to Moscow in late March produced few milestones in the Turkmen-Russian relationship, which seems to be suffering from financial stress as a result of the global crisis. The most significant item on the agenda, an agreement on the Russ [...] |
2009-04-08 14:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT453 |
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR TURKMENISTAN'S BROADBAND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Since post reported in Ref B on Turkmenistan's initiatives to broaden access to dial-up Internet services, the government has not announced any tenders for Internet equipment or service providers. President Berdimuhamedov has [...] |
2009-04-09 04:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ESPS ECON TX |
| 09ASHGABAT458 |
SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as a timely opportunity to advance our urgent military overflight issues, as well as to show continued support for U.S. investment in energy resource development, greater cooperation in education, and progress in human r [...] |
2009-04-09 13:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT46 |
TURKMENISTAN'S SUPREME COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Supreme Council on Science and Technology officials said at a meeting with Dan Stein of the U.S. Trade Development Agency that they would welcome ideas on how to expand the national Internet network for educationa [...] |
2009-01-13 11:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG TRGY TBIO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT461 |
TURKMEN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON 2009 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov chaired an expanded session of the Cabinet of Ministers on April 6 for the purpose of reviewing social and economic development in the first quarter of the year, as well as a number of p [...] |
2009-04-10 03:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT462 |
TURKMENISTAN: GAZPROM AND TURKMEN GOVERNMENT BLAME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gazprom and Turkmen officials have begun an all-out press war over who is to blame for the explosion that likely damaged three of four lines delivering gas to Russia on April 9. While Gazprom officials are publicly stating that they notified the Turkmen government of their int [...] |
2009-04-10 11:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX RS |
| 09ASHGABAT469 |
TURKMENISTAN: OVERFLIGHT CAP AND THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: We have nearly reached the overflight cap of 1600 the Turkmenistan government imposed as a continuation of annual renewal of blanket overflight. While DAO will process requests for special flights (MEDEVAC, etc.), all other flights have stopped in order not to exceed the limit. [...] |
2009-04-10 14:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR MARR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT47 |
TURKMENISTAN'S GRAIN PRODUCTION: THE GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008 Turkmenistan produced 920,000 tons of grain. This is much lower than the amount required for domestic consumption. In order to improve grain and also cotton production, President Berdimuhamedov announced [...] |
2009-01-13 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT470 |
TURKMENISTAN AND RUSSIA WORKING OUT GAS BARTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: EU TACIS Program Manager, Michael Wilson, provided some additional detail on April 10 regarding Turkmenistan's proposal to exchange a substantial portion of the value of its exported gas to Russia for goods and services. The deal could be a good one for Turkmenistan, if offici [...] |
2009-04-13 13:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX RS |
| 09ASHGABAT475 |
TURKMENISTAN: LACK OF PROGRESS IN EDUCATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A local economist and a member of Ashgabat's international banking community told a Eurasian Foundation of Central Asia delegation that change, while not happening as fast as some people would have liked, is taking place in Turkmenistan. The economist said that it will take d [...] |
2009-04-15 11:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID EIND EFIN SCUL SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT476 |
IPC AGRI: ONE EXAMPLE OF COMMERCIAL SUCCESS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sales of Case New Holland equipment to Turkmenistan continue apace in 2009, with shipment of 300 tractors and $30 million in spare parts underway. Exclusive importer of Case New Holland and John Deere equipment to Turkmenistan, IPC Agri feels that its business is secure due t [...] |
2009-04-15 11:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID EIND ETRD TX RU |
| 09ASHGABAT477 |
TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMMEDOV STAYS IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ashgabat's hosting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers meeting on April 10 was well-covered in regional press. Although a broad range of topics were on the agenda, it does not appear that the body came to any significant conclusions. Beginning with his opening remarks, Pr [...] |
2009-04-15 11:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ETRD AORC PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT479 |
TURKMENISTAN: BENEFITS OF CIVIL SOCIETY REMAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the head of an organization that provides training and resources to civic groups, the current registration difficulties reflect government uncertainty about the benefits of NGO activity. Apparent bureaucratic roadblocks could be instantly dissolved by top-level inter [...] |
2009-04-16 10:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT480 |
IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: WAITING FOR RAPPROCHEMENT: [...] (C) In a conversation with Ashgabat Iran Watcher this week, the general manager of the local office of the construction company Iran Samen (GM) spoke hopefully about the possibility of U.S.-Iranian construction joint ventures in Turkmenistan in the future. Our contact, who has lived and worke [...] |
2009-04-16 10:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR ECON PGOV PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT482 |
TURKMENISTAN'S STATE TOURISM AND SPORTS COMMITTEE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives of the State Tourism and Sports Committee said that they are interested in developing Community-Based Tourism (CBT), especially national crafts, higher education for tourism professionals, and some [...] |
2009-04-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EIND TX |
| 09ASHGABAT483 |
TURKMENISTAN-AFGHANISTAN MARCH 11 CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 11, USAID met with representatives of the Turkmenistan Ministry of Energy and Industry (MOEI) to continue consultations in support of the supply by Turkmenistan to Afghanistan of 300 MW of electric power [...] |
2009-04-17 08:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
| 09ASHGABAT486 |
FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV ASKS FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 15, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher discussed bilateral and regional issues with Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov. The Turkmen would like to see President Berdimuhamedov visit the United States this November. Meredov asked for [...] |
2009-04-17 09:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR OVIP PBTS PHUM TX |
| 09ASHGABAT487 |
RESPONSE TO REQUEST TO UPDATE TERRORISM FINANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-17 09:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER TX |
| 09ASHGABAT489 |
TURKMENISTAN: GICNT PLENARY SESSION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-17 12:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP PTER MNUC KGIC TX |
| 09ASHGABAT490 |
TURKMENISTAN: DAYS OF (PRESIDENTIAL) FOLDERS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Special documents must be presented to the Turkmen President in a green velvet folder bearing his photo and with a gold national emblem on the cover. Documents must be inserted in this folder -- which costs $77.46 -- in a particular way. Twenty-five long-stemmed white roses c [...] |
2009-04-17 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EIND TX |
| 09ASHGABAT491 |
TURKISH GULENIST MOVEMENT IN TURKMENISTAN: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish-run schools in Turkmenistan have been surprisingly successful since their start in 1993. The schools, which include language centers, high schools and a university, are loosely linked by their affiliation with the Beshkent Educational Firm, which is the financial organ [...] |
2009-04-17 12:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CVIS TU TX |
| 09ASHGABAT492 |
TURKMENISTAN: FURTHER INSIGHTS INTO OFFICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent opposition website article about Turkmen government purchases of trucks from the Russian company KAMAZ exposed some interesting facts that suggest the government buys the vehicles for an inflated purchase price, leaving room for intermediaries and those who sign the co [...] |
2009-04-17 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX TU RS |
| 09ASHGABAT494 |
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-17 13:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT495 |
TURKMEN PRESIDENT IS MIGHTILY ANNOYED WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a wide-ranging and lengthy meeting with Assistant Secretary Boucher on April 15, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov expressed his appreciation for U.S. efforts in Afghanistan as well as his satisfaction with the Administration's Policy Review on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Berdimu [...] |
2009-04-20 05:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ENRG ECON MARR OVIP RS TX |
| 09ASHGABAT496 |
TURKMENISTAN: TOUGH TIMES FOR BOUYGUES [...] (C) Following a meeting with his boss two weeks ago, one expatriate employee of French construction firm, Bouygues, was unexpectedly sacked by his boss by e-mail. Several expatriate employees at Bouygues (strictly protect throughout) have told Economic Officer in the past week about the "ter [...] |
2009-04-20 05:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND TX FR |
| 09ASHGABAT497 |
CENTRAL ASIAN WATER DISPUTES HEATING UP; PROSPECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 16, Miroslav Jenca, the Head of Office of the Ashgabat-based UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, briefed Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher about the Center's work and conditions in the region. According to Jenca, t [...] |
2009-04-20 05:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS UN ENRG ZK AF TX |
| 09ASHGABAT498 |
EDUCATION OFFICIALS EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR COOPERATION, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher's meeting with Turkmenistan's top two education officials successfully presented U.S. views and continued engagement in this area. Unfortunately, it also revealed the continued [...] |
2009-04-20 05:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL EAID KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT499 |
RFE/RL'S TURKMEN SERVICE: "SALTY" INTERNAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post's recent contact with RFE/RL's Turkmen service reveals an alarming dispute related to journalistic integrity within the organization. Post,s main point of contact with RFE/RL in Ashgabat believes he is being marginalized for his lack of "salty" reporting, and despite his sub [...] |
2009-04-20 10:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT500 |
TURKMENISTAN: LAW ENFORCMENT OFFICERS DISCUSS THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Poloff, at the request of an instructor at Post's INL-funded English Training Center (ELT) for Turkmen law enforcment officers, gave a presentation to a group of students on April 17 in which she outlined the foundation and st [...] |
2009-04-20 10:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT501 |
TURMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE HAZAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNDP and the Global Environmental Fund are sponsoring a project for community outreach in the Hazar Nature Reserve, to reduce the amount of hunting and fishing of endangered and unique species in the area. This involves the delicate work of trying to change the habits of those [...] |
2009-04-20 10:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID EPET ESTH SENV AORC TX |
| 09ASHGABAT502 |
WHY ONE PERSON IS LEAVING THE FRONT LINES OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A construction industry professional with several years of experience in Turkmenistan explained that he is leaving another firm to consult because he cannot deal with working in the middle of this environment, including battling with ministers who do not want to pay for project [...] |
2009-04-20 11:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND TX TU |
| 09ASHGABAT508 |
LEGAL NGO SUPPORTS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY OFFERING [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Six months after reports of questionable business practices (reftel), Post checked in with local NGO "Bosfor" for an update on its activities. The NGO carries out youth outreach and provides legal services, in [...] |
2009-04-21 05:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT512 |
TURKMENISTAN: USG CONTRACTORS ARE THE INTERIOR MINISTER'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A technician from the Tashkent office of the Agilent Technologies was dispatched to Ashgabat under the auspices of Post's INL-funded DOJ/ICITAP project with the Ministry of the Interior in order to repair a gas ch [...] |
2009-04-21 09:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT513 |
TURKMENISTAN: TAKING ON THE DRUG SUPPLIERS [...] (U) Another drug-related crime story was reported in the April 17th edition of Ashgabat weekly "Adalat" (Justice) newspaper: According to Adalat, a 40-year old resident of Serdar (Balkan Province) identified as Yazgeldi Ayimov, had previously been convicted and imprisoned on drug charges, but t [...] |
2009-04-21 10:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT514 |
TURKMENISTAN CAN BE A TOUGH ENVIRONMENT FOR [...] (C) Visiting Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia representatives recently met with UNICEF's acting Representative, Abdul Alim, to discuss the prospects for an international NGO seeking to initiate a program in Turkmenistan. Alim said the first step is to assess government interest in the propo [...] |
2009-04-21 12:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT515 |
TURKMENISTAN: GERMAN COMPANY CLOSER TO AN OFFSHORE PSA FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 16, RWE AG, a German energy company and Nabucco shareholder, signed a Memorandum on Long-term Cooperation with the Turkmen Government. The Memorandum stipulates that RWE will support the Government in tr [...] |
2009-04-21 12:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT516 |
BERDIMUHAMEDOV TO HONEYWELL CEO: WE WANT CLOSER [...] (C) On April 22, Honeywell Director for Government Relations, Europe, Middle East and Africa Daniela Pandrea discussed Honeywell's business plans for Turkmenistan with DCM and poloff. She described the circumstances that led to Honeywell's CEO meeting with President Berdimuhamedov on March 9. [...] |
2009-04-23 08:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV EPET TX |
| 09ASHGABAT518 |
TURKMENISTAN: A/S BOUCHER VISIT DRAWS SIGNIFICANT MEDIA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Turkmenistan April 14-17, holding a meeting with President Berdimuhamedov, and meetings with other high-ranking government officials. The visit [...] |
2009-04-23 11:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT519 |
TURKMENISTAN: PRICE CONTROLS ON FOOD REMAIN IN PLACE; [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent price check in local markets revealed that, compared with December 2008, posted prices reflected a 26 percent average decrease for basic imported food items, and a 17 percent average decrease for locally [...] |
2009-04-23 12:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT520 |
HUMAN RIGHTS REFORM TO IMPLEMENT INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 15, the director of the National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights discussed Turkmenistan's efforts at human rights reform with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher. Duri [...] |
2009-04-24 06:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT521 |
TURKMENISTAN: BORDER GUARDS APPRECIATIVE OF U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Krol met April 22 with Colonel Myrat Yslamov, head of the State Border Service(SBS). They discussed Afghanistan, U.S. cooperation with the SBS, and potential cooperation between Turkmen and Afghan border services, and Turkmen preparedness [...] |
2009-04-24 11:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT522 |
TURKMENISTAN: DAS KROL'S MEETING WITH THE GRAND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 22, 2009, visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol, met with Grand Mufti, Rovshen Allaberdyev, and the Deputy Chairman of the Council on Religious Affairs, Nurmuhammet Gurbanov. The Mufti emphasized [...] |
2009-04-24 12:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT526 |
DAS KROL'S MEETING WITH TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a rather positive April 22 meeting, Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol met with Turkmen1. (C) SUMMARY: In a rather positive April 22 meeting, Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol met with Turkmenistan's Minister of Energy and Development, Yarmuhammet Orazguliyev. Orazg [...] |
2009-04-24 12:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG ETRD TRGY TX |
| 09ASHGABAT529 |
TURKMENISTAN: GRANT PROPOSAL FOR PRM FY 2009 JULIA TAFT [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is Embassy Ashgabat's recommendation for FY 2009 support via the Julia Taft Refugee Fund to finance a refugee assistance project. The proposed project would provide equipment and materials for th [...] |
2009-04-24 13:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF TX |
| 09ASHGABAT53 |
TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON EXEC OFFERS VIEWS ON HOW TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: USTDA Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia, Dan Stein, met with the Amcit Chevron country representative to hear how the company has been faring regarding its proposal to work with the Turkmen government on onshore sub-salt energy exploration and development. The company h [...] |
2009-01-14 12:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT530 |
CONSTRUCTION IN TURKMENISTAN: FOR MAJOR COMPANIES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the local representative from Deloitte in Turkmenistan, Turkmen-owned construction companies register offshore in order to move money overseas and take part in the part of the lucrative construction industry reserved for foreign companies. Foreign companies that are [...] |
2009-04-27 04:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT533 |
TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT DECLINES TO ATTEND GICNT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-27 10:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP PTER MNUC KGIC TX |
| 09ASHGABAT536 |
TURKMENISTAN: AFGHANISTAN REGIONAL ECONOMIC [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-28 05:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL AF TX |
| 09ASHGABAT539 |
TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV - LOVER OF QUIRKY [...] (C) On April 25, Boeing Turkmenistan Representative Serdar Gurz introduced Emboff to the Amcit founder of Aero Toy Store and Worldwide Aircraft Sales and his son, who were in Ashgabat on business. As it turns out, this was the pair's fifth or sixth visit to Turkmenistan. On this visit, the b [...] |
2009-04-28 07:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON TX |
| 09ASHGABAT541 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-29 09:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB TX |
| 09ASHGABAT542 |
UPDATE ON TURKMENISTAN'S INFORMATION COLLECTION, SCREENING [...] (U) Post presents the following updates to the survey on Turkmenistan's immigration control and watchlist systems for terrorist screening. Responses are keyed to lettered subheadings in ref B. 2. (SBU) A: Immigration Databases and Traveler Information Collection: No updates to report. [...] |
2009-04-29 09:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC KVPR KHLS TX |
| 09ASHGABAT543 |
TURKMENISTAN: OFFICIAL TRAVEL TO DASHOGUZ PROVINCE IS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: ECA Policy and Evaluation Director, Rick Ruth, visited Turkmenistan in early April to tour sites undergoing restoration thanks to support from the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation. During the visit to Das [...] |
2009-04-29 10:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PCUL PINR KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT546 |
TURKMENISTAN: LEGISLATIVE REFORMS ARE A GOOD THING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 27, 2009, Professor of Law, and internationally recognized arbitration specialist, Dr. Murad O. Haitov discussed with Embassy Officer recent legislative actions adopted by the Turkmenistan Parliament. The acts cover a wide variety of issues from labor code to food safet [...] |
2009-04-30 03:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT55 |
IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: POLISH AMBASSADOR'S PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland's Ambassador to Turkmenistan reports that Iran and Turkmenistan have not agreed on a price for natural gas sales to Iran and are waiting until Turkmenistan and Russia reach a similar agreement. He said that Iran not only hopes to gain a foothold in Turkmenistan's energy s [...] |
2009-01-14 12:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET IR PGOV PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT550 |
TURKMENISTAN: THY ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE ON TECHNICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 30 meeting with DATT, Turkmen State Civil Aviation officials asked for U.S. assistance in four areas, which would allow Turkmenistan to raise the blanket overflight cap: get the Afghanistan to expand the flight altitude range and routes for Turkmen civilian aircr [...] |
2009-04-30 11:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT556 |
TURKMENISTAN: MFA NOT ABLE TO MAKE OVERFLIGHT [...] (C) During a meeting with Charge on April 29 regarding recent denial of overflight to U.S. VIP planes, Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hajiyev encouraged the Embassy to follow up with MFA's America's Department following a meeting between DATT and Turkmen State Civil Aviation (THY) officials, sc [...] |
2009-05-01 12:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT557 |
TURKMENISTAN: "TRUST" NGO HELPING FILL SOCIAL SERVICE GAP [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Political Assistant met with NGO Chairperson Lyudmila Petuhova to learn about the NGO Ynam's ("Trust") activity. The NGO provides legal, psychological and reproductive health consultation services and [...] |
2009-05-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT558 |
SPECIAL 301 - TURKMENISTAN 2009 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-01 14:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT559 |
TURKMENISTAN'S FINANCIAL SITUATION SOLID, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol met with Deputy Cabinet Chairman for Economy and Finance Tuvakmammet Japarov on April 22, and discussed the global financial crisis and its impact on Turkmenistan, goals for the national economy, and development plans. According to Japaro [...] |
2009-05-02 05:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV EFIN TX |
| 09ASHGABAT56 |
TURKMENISTAN: NEWLY-CONSTITUTED PARLIAMENT HOLDS FIRST [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 9, the newly-constituted Mejlis (Parliament) convened for the first time with President Berdimuhamedov in attendance. During the session, the deputies elected the Credentials Committee that certifie [...] |
2009-01-15 03:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM TX |
| 09ASHGABAT560 |
TURKMENISTAN: MEREDOV ADDRESSES OVERFLIGHT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Krol met with Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov on April 23 on the sidelines of the Turkmenistan government's two-day energy security conference. Meredov expressed his appreciation for U.S. comments on the conference draft, and said the government might p [...] |
2009-05-02 05:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TX |
| 09ASHGABAT562 |
TURKMENISTAN: EFFECTIVE MEDIA COVERAGE OF DAS KROL AT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, George Krol, visited Turkmenistan April 22-24, 2009, holding meetings with government officials and heading the U.S. delegation at the "Reliable and Secure Tran [...] |
2009-05-04 06:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT564 |
TURKMENISTAN: OIL AND GAS SECTOR OFFICIALS SHOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) representatives met on April 30 with six top oil and gas officials to answer questions and get government commitment to a two-day seminar on pipeline management. The appearance of the six officials in one meeting and their confirmation that th [...] |
2009-05-04 12:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EPET TX |
| 09ASHGABAT565 |
TURKMENISTAN HOLDS PIPELINE SECURITY CONFERENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 23-24, the Turkmen Government held a conference on "Reliable and Stable Transit of Energy and Its Role in Ensuring Sustainable Development and International Development." The conference was attended by an [...] |
2009-05-04 14:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT567 |
TURKMENISTAN REVISES LAW ON FOOD QUALITY AND TIGHTENS BABY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 28, the official newspaper, "Neytralniy Turkmenistan," published two revised laws that impose new measures to ensure the safety of baby food and other food products and that outline the government's responsibilities to assure that imported foods, in particular, are safe [...] |
2009-05-05 10:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT568 |
TURKMENISTAN: CHILD MURDER SHOCKS RESIDENTS OF ASHGABAT'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A local staff member learned about the details of two alleged child murders that reportedly happened in the eleventh microdistrict on the east side of Ashgabat in April. A knife-wielding attacker murdered a you [...] |
2009-05-05 10:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT569 |
TFFLU01: OFFICIAL TURKMEN REACTION TO INFLUENZA A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Although there have been no reported cases of H1N1 in Turkmenistan or in the Central Asia region, the government has taken certain steps in reaction to the influenza A (H1/N1) scare and has publicized many of these measures i [...] |
2009-05-05 11:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
| 09ASHGABAT570 |
TURKMENISTAN: FM MEREDOV PROPOSES A TRIP TO [...] (C) After years of trying to get Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov to travel to Washington on his own, he has finally decided to do it. On May 4, he called in the Charge to say it was time for the two countries to meet at the level of Foreign Minister. He said that the lev [...] |
2009-05-05 12:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT571 |
NEW LAW ON ELECTION TO GENGESHES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the end of April, the Government of Turkmenistan published a revised election law specific to the lowest level of governance, the Gengesh, or local council. Most of the revisions were done to bring the law into [...] |
2009-05-05 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM TX |
| 09ASHGABAT572 |
TURKMENSITAN TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY TO UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-06 09:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT573 |
TURKMENISTAN: FOUR WEEKS UNDER GAS SIEGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: It has been almost four weeks since the supply of Turkmen gas exported to Russia stopped due to the April 8 gas pipeline blast. In the days following the accident, the two sides exchanged high-tempered public sta [...] |
2009-05-06 10:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT574 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEA DRUG IDENTIFICATION TRAINING COURSE TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 4, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent conducted a Drug Identification training course for newly recruited officers of Turkmenistan's State Counter Narcotics Service (SCNS) at the SCNS Trai [...] |
2009-05-06 12:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT575 |
INFORMATION REGARDING U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-07 10:06:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT576 |
TURKMENISTAN: DETAILS EMERGE REGARDING RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A longtime European resident and energy sector insider, Michael Wilson (protect), told Political Officer that Russia had indeed been the party that halted the gas flow from Turkmenistan immediately after the early April pipeline explosion, and was continuing the embargo under we [...] |
2009-05-07 12:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET TX RS |
| 09ASHGABAT578 |
TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON APRIL POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In addition to coverage of visits by Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher and DAS George Krol in April (Refs A and B), April saw media provide generally accurate and favorable coverage of numerous U.S. visitors and P [...] |
2009-05-08 04:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT580 |
TURKMENISTAN'S SAFEGUARDS AGAINST A/H1N1 VIRUS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a televised May 1 Cabinet meeting, President Berdimuhamedov ordered subordinates to undertake a range of preventive measures in an effort to block the arrival of the H1N1 flu virus in Turkmenistan. The Min [...] |
2009-05-08 14:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KFLU TX |
| 09ASHGABAT595 |
TURKMENISTAN: TWO CASES OF OFFICIAL CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a May 8 Security Council meeting, the Turkmen President chose to make public two official corruption cases that were related to the compilation of the traditional list of those to be freed from prison on major national holidays. Considering the lack of public information re [...] |
2009-05-11 13:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCRIM TX |
| 09ASHGABAT597 |
NGO CHARITY WITHOUT BORDERS SEEKS OPPORTUNITIES TO [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 6, Post Political Assistant met with Selbi Akmuradova, leader of the public organization, Charity Without Borders (CWB), to learn about their activities. The NGO carries out charitable activities, an [...] |
2009-05-12 01:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT598 |
TURKMENISTAN: INDIVIDUAL HUMAN RIGHTS CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post learned that individual human rights case subject Bazargeldy Berdiyev has been missing sincQay 9 while in possession of a letter from an international court that obliges the Turkmenistan Government to pay him and his family $7 million in damages. The family had received t [...] |
2009-05-12 13:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TX UN |
| 09ASHGABAT599 |
TURKMENISTAN RELUCTANT TO SIGN EU ENERGY AGREEMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Neither Turkmenistan nor the other two Central Asian states present at the May 8 EU energy summit signed an EU agreement that would have committed gas supplies to future energy transport projects including Nabucco [...] |
2009-05-13 01:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT600 |
TURKMENISTAN: A REBORN PUSHKIN THEATER PUSHES BOUNDARIES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ashgabat's resurrected Pushkin theater has on its own initiative begun to introduce audiences to a growing variety of international plays, some of which push the boundaries of what is generally acceptable in offic [...] |
2009-05-13 04:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT601 |
TFFLU01/TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON REMOVING TRADE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-13 07:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON TX |
| 09ASHGABAT605 |
TURKMENISTAN COMMEMORATES VICTORY DAY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The May 9 Victory Day commemorations in Ashgabat focused on the fact that it has now been 64 years since the end of World War II. Russian representatives held some special events marking the heroic roles pl [...] |
2009-05-13 11:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TX RS |
| 09ASHGABAT608 |
TURKMENISTAN: UN CENTRE FOR PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A diplomat from the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy disputed press reports that the meetings of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea "broke down in bitter disagreement." He maintained that t [...] |
2009-05-13 11:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG SENV TX UN ZK AORC |
| 09ASHGABAT611 |
TURKMENISTAN ADOPTS A NEW LABOR CODE [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedow signed a new Labor Code to bring provisions of Turkmenistan's labor legislation into compliance with international norms and practices of the International Labor Organization, which Turkmenistan joined in 1993. The new Labor Code provides legal norms for [...] |
2009-05-13 12:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB TX |
| 09ASHGABAT617 |
TURKMENISTAN: IMF ARTICLE IV REVIEW CAPTURES HALF [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed that the international financial crisis has not affected Turkmenistan because of the country's limited integration in international financial markets. [...] |
2009-05-14 12:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR EFIN EIND EINV EPET ETRD SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT619 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON UN DESIGNATION OF ABDUL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-15 08:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID CH TX |
| 09ASHGABAT623 |
TURKMENISTAN'S SUPREME COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology, Akjeren Allanurova, said in a meeting on May 12 that her organization is interested in collaboration with the following U.S. agencies under the Embassy Scie [...] |
2009-05-15 11:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ENRG EPA EPET PGOV SENV TBIO TSPL |
| 09ASHGABAT624 |
"TIMING WAS RIGHT" FOR EUROPEAN INTERIM TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several European diplomats agree that the time was right for the European Parliament to adopt an interim agreement on trade and trade-related matters with Turkmenistan, especially since Europe's top priority is energy. While the interim agreement mentions benchmarks, it does [...] |
2009-05-15 11:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EAGR EINV EPET ETRD TX EU |
| 09ASHGABAT625 |
IRAN: HUNGARIAN DIPLOMAT SAYS IRAN STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A visiting Hungarian diplomat from Tehran, accredited to both Iran and Turkmenistan, shared with us his latest impressions of both living and working in Iran. These included his frustration with trying to get an accurate picture of economic conditions there, as well as trying to [...] |
2009-05-15 11:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT626 |
TURKMENISTAN HOSTS CURIOUS BUSINESS EXHIBITION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 13 - 15, the Turkmen Government hosted another well-publicized exhibition devoted to private and government commercial enterprises. Both state enterprises and foreign private companies were represented, bu [...] |
2009-05-15 12:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV EIND TX |
| 09ASHGABAT627 |
ONE PERSON ALLEGES TURKMENISTAN IS READY TO LOOK [...] (C) In a meeting on May 13, Europa House Co-Coordinator, Theo Hensels (please protect), said that in addition to Turkmenistan's search for political support following the gas pipeline explosion on April 9 (reftel), the Turkmens' "eyes are opened and they now have a strong will to go for diver [...] |
2009-05-15 12:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EU SOCI TX RU XG |
| 09ASHGABAT628 |
TURKMEN DELEGATION TO UN IN VIENNA PRESENTS LIST [...] (C) On May 15, a Western embassy passed to post a copy of the Note Verbale sent by the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan (to the United Nations office in Vienna) to the Secretariat of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 3, 2009. The list contains a total of 78 people who can be cla [...] |
2009-05-15 14:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TX |
| 09ASHGABAT629 |
TURKMENISTAN: FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN THE ISOLATED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recently thought of as a disease of the turn of the last century, tuberculosis (TB) has once again reared its ugly head. While, in modern times, TB is mostly associated with HIV infection in developing countries, [...] |
2009-05-19 03:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID EINV TBIO SOCI KZ |
| 09ASHGABAT64 |
FOREIGN BUSINESSMAN DISCUSSES HOW TO DO BUSINESS [...] (C) Indian businessman, George Jacob, (strictly protect throughout) told econoff at a meeting on January 8 that success in business in Turkmenistan depends on three things: building good relationships, having contacts with the right people, and understanding the system. Jacob became an entre [...] |
2009-01-15 12:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT640 |
TURKMENISTAN: DIFFERENCES WITH RUSSIA BLOCK PROGRESS ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Turkmenistan has taken no actions that would advance the development of the Caspian Littoral (aka Pre-Caspian) Gas Pipeline project since at least the run-up to President Berdimuhamedov's visit t [...] |
2009-05-21 10:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT641 |
TURKMENISTAN: TRADE UNIONS PROMOTE STATE PRIORITIES; FAIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Having inherited the Soviet-era trade union structure, the Government of Turkmenistan has made trade unions part of its mechanism for maintaining social and political stability. Independent trade unions do not exist, to the detriment of workers' rights. Besides providing minor [...] |
2009-05-22 07:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ECON TX |
| 09ASHGABAT643 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-22 12:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC TX |
| 09ASHGABAT644 |
TURKMENISTAN: BERDIYEV RELEASED FROM DETENTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post learned on May 13 that Bazargeldy Berdiyev had been released from Ministry of National Security (MNB) detention on that day. Berdiyev has been seeking compensation from the government for violations of his and his wife's rights during the 1990s (Ref A). Poitical Officer [...] |
2009-05-22 12:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT647 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-26 08:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT648 |
TURKMENISTAN: STATUS OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Oil and gas sector development in Turkmenistan is making progress, albeit slowly. There has been no change in the policy of barring foreign companies from onshore PSAs, but the door appears to be open rega [...] |
2009-05-26 08:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EPET TX RS |
| 09ASHGABAT649 |
TURKMENISTAN: NGO FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED FACES [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The local NGO "Dayanch" provides moral support and technical assistance to visually impaired and blind people by publishing audio books and organizing reading sessions for them. Despite its affiliation with the [...] |
2009-05-26 08:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT65 |
HOW THINGS WORK (OR DON'T) -- INSIGHTS INTO THE [...] (C) Churchill once described Russia as a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Turkmenistan remains a black box behind a translucent window. You kind of see something, but you're not sure. You have your hand on something, but what is it? All of this makes observing and working in [...] |
2009-01-15 13:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPET ETRD TX |
| 09ASHGABAT654 |
TURKMENISTAN: STREET PRICE OF HEROIN REPORTED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) On May 22, the Ashgabat weekly "Adalat" (Justice) published an article by Ulugbek Amankulov, Judge of Hojambaz Etrap (district) Court of Lebap province, reporting that a resident of Olam village named Azat Abdyrahmanov purcha [...] |
2009-05-27 09:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT655 |
TURKMENISTAN TO PRODUCE METAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Last week, President Berdimuhamedov commissioned Turkmenistan's first metal works plant. The project, which was approved when former President Niyazov was still alive, was intended to reduce the importation [...] |
2009-05-27 09:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX |
| 09ASHGABAT66 |
TURKMENISTAN: UNICEF OFFICIALS HAVE NO PROOF OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 14, poloff met with local UNICEF officials to discuss UNICEF's findings on the issue of child labor in Turkmenistan. Prior to 2005, child labor in the cotton harvest was a widespread practice in Turkmenistan, but a 2005 presidential decree banning the practice and subs [...] |
2009-01-15 13:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TX |
| 09ASHGABAT661 |
TURKMENISTAN: WHERE WILL PETRONAS SEND ITS CASPIAN GAS WHEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Petronas officials are making confident statements regarding the company's goal of delivering its first natural gas from offshore Block 1. The company is etimating it will begin delivering five bcm per year of ga [...] |
2009-05-28 06:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT662 |
TURKMEN MINISTRY OF TRADE: TRADE VOLUME WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a productive meeting, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Claudio Lilienfeld exchanged ideas with Vepa Garriyev, the Head of the International Directorate of Turkmenistan's Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations. Very little time was spent discussing the re [...] |
2009-05-28 11:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND EINV ETRD TIFA TX AZ AF ZK |
| 09ASHGABAT663 |
TURKMENISTAN: RUMORS OF VISA TROUBLES AS CITIBANK [...] (C) The Relationship Manager of Citibank's Central Asia and Transcaucasia Department, Sinan Tan (please protect), said in a meeting on May 14 that he was meeting with representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Vneshekonombank, Senagatbank, and Turkmenbashybank. [...] |
2009-05-28 11:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN CVIS EXIM TX AZ TU |
| 09ASHGABAT664 |
TURKMENISTAN: DAUSTR LILIENFELD DISCUSSES TIFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South and Central Asia, Claudio Lilienfeld, visited Turkmenistan as part of a five-country tour through Central Asia to discuss the future of TIFA -- the U.S. Government's Trade and Investment Framework Agreement with the five Centr [...] |
2009-05-29 01:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR ENRG EFIN EIND EINV ETRD EPET SOCI |
| 09ASHGABAT665 |
TURKMENISTAN: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON VOTING FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-29 05:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT666 |
TURKMENISTAN SEES NEUTRALITY AS PART OF ENERGY DIPLOMACY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 21, state-controlled newspaper "Neytralny Turkmenistan" published an op-ed by a Turkmen MFA official outlining the main objectives, directions, and energy diplomacy component of Turkmenistan's foreign polic [...] |
2009-05-29 07:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT667 |
TURKMENISTAN INVITES U.S. COMPANIES TO [...] On May 28, Turkmenistan Minister of Communications Jumaguliyev and Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Taganov announced to diplomatic missions in Ashgabat via diplomatic note that the third annual Turkmentel-2009 International Exhibition/Turkmenistan and World Telecommunication [...] |
2009-05-29 09:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX |
| 09ASHGABAT668 |
EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. From 1 to 9 May the EXBS Advisor was in Uzbekistan as part of his regional responsibilities. b. On 14 May EXBS Advisor conducted an introductory meeting with Lieutenant Colonel Bekiyev Ybrayim, First Deputy Commander of the St [...] |
2009-05-29 10:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG |
| 09ASHGABAT671 |
TURKMENISTAN: TRADITIONS OF NOHUR CHALLENGED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nohur, a remote settlement of about 5,000 people located in a mountainous area near Iran in the Western part of Ahal province, is notable for its traditional culture and animalistic-superstitious variant of Islamic belief. Living conditions are primitive and the economy is based [...] |
2009-06-01 09:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PINS SCUL SOCI EAGR TX IR SA TC |
| 09ASHGABAT672 |
TURKMENISTAN: LOCALS RECOUNT LIVES MARRED BY DRUG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In conversations with Iran Watcher, two Turkmen women candidly described how addiction to heroin and opium, the drugs of choice for Turkmenistan's addicts, has affected members of their own families and communities. The two women, of differing socioeconomic backgrounds, both a [...] |
2009-06-01 10:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT673 |
TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV ALLEGEDLY FURIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According the general manager of Turkmenistan's official Mercedes-Benz importer, President Berdimuhamedov is a big fan of automobiles. He claims that the President told the Deputy Chairman of Trade and Textiles that he would put a new Bentley -- whose delivery has been delayed [...] |
2009-06-01 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ELTN ETRD TX |
| 09ASHGABAT675 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-01 13:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA TX |
| 09ASHGABAT676 |
TURKMENISTAN: POINTS ON LETHAL TRANSIT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-01 13:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL RS TX |
| 09ASHGABAT677 |
TURKMEN GOVERNMENT RELUCTANT TO OPENLY DISCUSS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: While the Government of Turkmenistan has recently authorized environmental cleanup projects, it appears to be motivated more by preparations for the Avaza Tourism Zone than by a desire to improve the living condit [...] |
2009-06-02 08:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV EIND ENRG TRGY TX RU AORC |
| 09ASHGABAT678 |
TURKMENISTAN: PHYSICIANS' ARREST FOR SELLING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Twenty employees of a prison hospital in Mary were reportedly arrested two weeks ago for selling drugs to prisoners who were being treated at the hospital. The Minister of Internal Affairs was held responsibl [...] |
2009-06-02 09:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT679 |
TURKMENISTAN: MIGRATION OFFICIALS DO NOT [...] (SBU) On May 27, Political Officer met with Senior Inspector of the Central Apparatus of the State Migration Service, Mekan Hojayev, and Acting Head of the Visa Department, Dowran Kurbannazarov, to discuss the situation of freedom of emigration in Turkmenistan. Hojayev stated that according t [...] |
2009-06-02 11:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PGOV PHUM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT680 |
TURKMENISTAN: THEOLOGICAL TRAINING REMAINS UNDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Theological training in Turkmenistan takes place at the State University in a department that is part of the History Faculty. The theology professors were trained by Turkish theologians during the post-Soviet era. The admissions process is overseen by the Mufti, and the number [...] |
2009-06-02 11:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT681 |
TURKMENISTAN HAS MI-17 HELICOPTERS; STILL CHECKING ON [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) On June 2, Post informed the Turkmenistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) about reftel request to support Government of Pakistan forces with additional Mi- 17 helicopters. Post also asked for MFA assistance to arran [...] |
2009-06-02 12:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SMIG PARM PK TX |
| 09ASHGABAT684 |
TURKMENISTAN INTRODUCES NEW ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-TERRORISM FINANCING ACT 2. (U) on May 29, State-run Russian-language newspaper "Neytralniy Turkmenistan" printed the full text of the newly adopted Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrori [...] |
2009-06-03 08:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT686 |
TURKMENISTAN: 195 GAS WELLS SHUT DOWN AS RESULT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Turkmen official recently provided further details about the impact on Turkmenistan of the halt of gas exports to Russia. The information sheds light on the damage that the dispute may be inflicting on Turkmenistan's gas infrastructure. An astounding 195 gas wells have been [...] |
2009-06-03 09:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX RS |
| 09ASHGABAT687 |
IRAN ELECTIONS: FOR THESE MASHHAD TRUCKERS, IT'S [...] (C) In conversations with Iran Watcher near the Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan border last week, a dozen or so Iranian truckers, most coming from the northern city of Mashhad, voiced strong and nearly unanimous support for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran's upcoming presidential election. We spoke with d [...] |
2009-06-03 10:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT690 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEPORTED TURKMEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of illegal Turkmen migrant workers deported from Turkey due to the violations of the visa regime has reportedly increased significantly in the past year. Failing to find jobs in their hometowns in Tu [...] |
2009-06-04 10:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PMIG PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT691 |
TURKMENISTAN: DESPITE REGISTRATION, KRISHNA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two leaders of the Society for Krishna Consciousness described the registered religous group's situation in generally positive terms, but mentioned many restrictions and uncertainties that hinder the group from attracting new members and becoming better established. Members are [...] |
2009-06-04 12:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT692 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS DOOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 29, Deputy Foreign Minister, Toyly Komekov, told members of the Morningstar delegation that the door to Turkmenistan is open to foreign energy companies, provided they respect Turkmen policies concerning the development of its energy resources. He cited President Berdimuh [...] |
2009-06-05 05:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT693 |
TURKMENISTAN: THREE ENERGY OFFICIALS DESCRIBE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The heads of Turkmenistan's Oil and Gas Ministry and Gas and Oil Concerns met with SE/EE Morningstar's delegation, and shared their understanding and interpretation of Turkmenistan's energy development strategy. The group reiterated the government's intention to use foreign [...] |
2009-06-05 05:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT694 |
TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT STATES HIS INTENT TO [...] (C) Summary. The first meeting between President Berdimuhamedov and newly appointed Special Envoy for Eurasia Energy Morningstar went quite well. Prospects for the American energy companies were explored and Berdimuhamedov made clear his intent in expanding cooperation with the United Sta [...] |
2009-06-05 05:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT695 |
TURKMENISTAN: TAKING ITS OWN PATH ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 29, Deputy Cabinet Chairman for Oil and Gas, Tachberdy Tagiyev, told members of the Morningstar delegation that Turkmenistan prefers Western technology and has had a long and successful working relationship with Western service firms. He said Turkmenistan is very focu [...] |
2009-06-05 11:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT696 |
TURKMENISTAN: ISRAEL TO OPEN EMBASSY "SOON" [...] (S) The Israeli Ambassador to Central Asia and the Caucasus (currently based in Jerusalem), Shemi Tzur, said in a meeting with Charge on June 4 that Israel was planning to open an embassy in Ashgabat "very soon" -- in July or perhaps even sooner -- in part due to Foreign Minister Avigdor Libe [...] |
2009-06-05 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PREL EINV PTER EPET ETRD SNAR TX IS AJ KZ |
| 09ASHGABAT701 |
TURKMENISTAN: U.S. FORENSICS OFFICIALS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting DOJ/ICITAP Forensic Advisor and DEA Chemist met with section chiefs of the Turkmen Prosecutor General's Office. The purpose of the meeting, the first between U.S. forensics experts and the prosecutor's [...] |
2009-06-08 10:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT704 |
TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON RECEPTIVE TO PROPOSALS THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Morningstar delegation's meeting with Chevron's country manager was an opportunity to exchange information and brainstorm on creative ways that U.S. energy companies can try to engage Turkmen officials on innovative types of agreements. For its part, Chevron is willing to [...] |
2009-06-08 12:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX CH |
| 09ASHGABAT712 |
TURKMENISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS SERVICE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting DOJ/ICITAP Forensic Advisor and DEA Chemist recently met with section chiefs of the Turkmenistan State Counter Narcotics Service (SCNS) to discuss possible cooperation between the USG/ICITAP and SCNS on [...] |
2009-06-09 06:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT720 |
TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON MAY POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat maintained a high profile in state media during the month of May. Post organized events such as USAID's 15th anniversary celebration of partnership with Turkmenistan in early May, a one-week tour [...] |
2009-06-09 09:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT721 |
TURKMENISTAN: UN CENTER FOR PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The head of the UN Center for Preventive Diplomacy, Ambassador Miroslav Jenca, plans to brief UN and U.S. officials on the activities of the Center during an upcoming visit to the U.S. The Center is working on some ideas to promote stability in Afghanistan and high-level regio [...] |
2009-06-09 10:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR SNAR UN TX AF |
| 09ASHGABAT722 |
TURKMENISTAN: EFFECTIVE MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Secretary of State's Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard L. Morningstar visited Turkmenistan May 29, 2009, holding meetings with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and high-ranking government off [...] |
2009-06-09 10:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT723 |
TURKMENISTAN: NONDENOMINATIONAL PROTESTANT GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Pastor Vladimir Tolmachev, his registered Greater Grace Church encounters numerous government hindrances, despite its legal status. Religious literature, youth camps, property ownership, registration of branches, and invitations for foreign visitors all need govern [...] |
2009-06-09 11:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT729 |
TURKMENISTAN: KAKAYEV DESCRIBES DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Morningstar delegation's May 29 meeting with State Agency for the Management and Use of Hydrocarbons Chairman Kakayev provided some insights into Turkmen thinking regarding the current energy sector development strategy, the export pipeline question and commercial proposa [...] |
2009-06-10 08:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT733 |
IRAN ELECTION UPDATE: TRUCKERS INDICATE SUPPORT [...] (C) Conversations with Iranian truck drivers held in and around Ashgabat on June 10 demonstrate that support for candidate Mir Hussein Mousavi is growing among working class Iranians. Iran Watcher spoke with transiting drivers representing various geographic areas and ethnic groups and found [...] |
2009-06-10 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT734 |
TURKMENISTAN: PURPOSE OF MEREDOV'S VISIT IS TO [...] (C) On June 10, the Charge met with Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov to discuss Meredov's upcoming visit to Washington. Meredov confirmed that he will depart Ashgabat on June 22 and travel to Washington via Frankfurt. His arrival in Washington will be in the early afternoon on June 22. He w [...] |
2009-06-10 13:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT735 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-11 05:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV PHUM KDEM TX |
| 09ASHGABAT737 |
TURKMENISTAN/IRAN: ASHGABAT RESIDENT RECOUNTS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-11 11:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT738 |
TURKMENISTAN: DETENTION OF TWO JEHOVAH'S WITNESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Jehovah's Witness leaders recently provided details about the imprisonment of two Jehovah's Witness conscientious objectors who had previously received suspended sentences for refusing to enlist in the milit [...] |
2009-06-11 11:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PGOV SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT739 |
TURKMENISTAN: BOEING DEAL IN THE HANDS OF [...] (C) Deputy Chairman for Transportation and Communications, Nazarguly Shagulyev, said in a meeting with the Charge on June 11 that Turkmenistan has not signed the contract for a pending deal with Boeing Company for three 737 aircraft because Turkmenistan wants to review the financial details c [...] |
2009-06-11 11:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EAIR MARR MASS MOPS TX |
| 09ASHGABAT740 |
TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH KOREAN COMPANIES DOMINATE A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The June 7-9 textile exhibition in Ashgabat, organized by the Turkmen Government, hosted the representatives and displays of local enterprises and some 30 foreign companies seeking to enter the market or expand th [...] |
2009-06-11 12:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ERD EIND TX KS |
| 09ASHGABAT741 |
NATO LIAISON PESSIMISTIC ABOUT COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) On June 10, visiting NATO Liaison officer, Evan Tracz, painted a negative picture about NATO-Turkmenistan cooperation for a group of political officers from the Polish, German, UK, Turkish and U.S. Embassies. The reason for Tracz's meetings with Turkmen officials was to solicit their rene [...] |
2009-06-11 12:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL NATO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT742 |
TURKMENISTAN ANNOUNCES BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced via diplomatic note on June 9 that the "Books, a Means of Collaboration and Progress" trade show will take place on September 28-30 under the auspices of the Turkmen State Publication Service. The conference will cover topics such as Turkmenistan's li [...] |
2009-06-11 13:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD SCUL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT743 |
TURKMENISTAN: 2009 INTERIM REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-12 08:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT747 |
TURKMENISTAN: NAVY ONI MARITIME SMUGGLING TECHNIQUES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 9, a regional analyst from the United States Navy Counter Narcotics Division conducted a Maritime Smuggling Techniques training course to the newly recruited officers of the State Counter Narcotics Service [...] |
2009-06-12 10:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT75 |
2009 TURKMENISTAN BFIF PROPOSAL [...] Brief justification -- U.S. Embassy Ashgabat would like to bring an individual with a proven track record of success in business, and with specific experience in marketing and advertising, to Turkmenistan to lead a one-day seminar on the basics of marketing and advertising for 40-50 entreprene [...] |
2009-01-16 10:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD BEXP TX |
| 09ASHGABAT750 |
TURKMENISTAN: CADDO EXPLORATION MAKING SOLID [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. energy services company Caddo Exploration has signed an agreement to do a pilot oil well sand control project in Balkan province, representatives told poloff. If the pilot goes well, the company expects to sign a large contract that will have Caddo doing sand control and [...] |
2009-06-12 12:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT751 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON 2009 GICNT PLENARY [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-12 12:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC TX |
| 09ASHGABAT753 |
SABIT COORDINATOR BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The coordinator of the Central Asia office of the U.S. Department of Commerce Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) program met with Turkmen government officials to promote the program. She focuse [...] |
2009-06-12 13:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR EAID ECON EFIN EIND EPET SOCI |
| 09ASHGABAT754 |
LEAHY VETTING FOR GOTX NATO-RUSSIA [...] Per reftel, Post was asked to conduct a human rights review for the nominees listed below to attend the USG-funded NATO-Russia Counter- Narcotics Training 22 June-26 June 2009, Turkmenistan. 2. Post has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 12, 2009, it possesses no credible informa [...] |
2009-06-15 06:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SNAR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT755 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON U.S. VIEWS ON THE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-15 10:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT757 |
IRAN POST-ELECTION: [Source removed] CALLS [...] (C) In a conversation today with Iran Watcher, a [Source removed] in Ashgabat labeled the announcement of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory in Friday's presidential election a "coup d'etat," and called Iran's incumbent President "another Pinochet." [Name removed] said that based on calculations from Mo [...] |
2009-06-15 13:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR TX PGOV PREL PHUM |
| 09ASHGABAT76 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF THE WAAD [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-16 10:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR LE TX |
| 09ASHGABAT760 |
TURKMENISTAN: DOE-SPONSORED PIPELINE WORKSHOP [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post successfully assisted the Department of Energy in organizing a Pipeline Integrity and Management Workshop in Ashgabat on June 10-11. The workshop provided 25 largely mid-level technical representatives of [...] |
2009-06-17 10:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT761 |
TURKMENISTAN: MEJLIS COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's PAO had a friendly and open meeting with the Chair of the Mejilis (Parliament) committee on Education, Science, and Culture. The discussion revealed that the committee has a massive portfolio of issues, bu [...] |
2009-06-17 10:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO ECA TX |
| 09ASHGABAT762 |
IRAN: SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI REPORTEDLY CALLS IN [...] (C) Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei met with presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi on June 15 to discuss the presidential election results and recent unrest involving Mousavi's supporters, according to Polish Ambassador to Turkmenistan Maciej Lang. Lang, who is a fluent Farsi speaker and pr [...] |
2009-06-17 11:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KDEM PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT763 |
TURKMENISTAN -- A NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITY FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Turkmenistan's population is small, the country's wealth -- due primarily to its natural gas deposits -- makes it a potentially attractive market for U.S. businesses. Obstacles include a restrictive visa regime, lack of rule of law, bureaucracy and corruption. Despit [...] |
2009-06-17 13:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL EIND EFIN TX |
| 09ASHGABAT764 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON GICNT UPDATED MODEL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-17 13:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC TX |
| 09ASHGABAT765 |
TURKMENISTAN: "DRUG GODMOTHER" ARRESTED IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The acting Chief of the State Counter- Narcotics Service (SCNS) reported at the June 12 session of the Cabinet of Ministers about a recently identified group of drug traffickers led by a female resident of Dasho [...] |
2009-06-18 03:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT767 |
TURKMENISTAN RE-ESTABLISHES ITS ACADEMY OF SCIENCES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 12, President Berdimuhamedov signed a decree re-establishing the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan as the country's premier scientific institution. It marked the end of the Supreme Council for Science an [...] |
2009-06-18 06:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL PGOV TPHY SCUL SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT768 |
UNICEF OFFICIAL DISCUSSES TURKMEN RELUCTANCE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A UNICEF official said that Turkmenistan lacks the motivation to supply education statistics necessary to be considered for Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) funds. In addition, Turkmenistan's gross domestic product per capita income most likely puts it in the middle-inco [...] |
2009-06-18 12:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT769 |
TURKMENISTAN: AVAZA NATIONAL TOURIST ZONE OPENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov officially opened the Avaza National Tourism Zone on June 15, accompanied by the government, the diplomatic corps, businessmen, and international journalists. "Avaza" consists currently of two hotels. Although plans are for an artificial ri [...] |
2009-06-18 12:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON TX |
| 09ASHGABAT77 |
TURKMENISTAN: ANNOUNCEMENT OF RATIFICATION OF THE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-16 10:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM |
| 09ASHGABAT770 |
TURKMENISTAN: GAS PRICE IS THE ONLY BIG ISSUE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 18 EU-TACIS Program Manager Michael Wilson shared news he had recently heard through his energy sector network regarding the ongoing negotiations with Gazprom. He said government officials are saying that the future price of gas is the only remaining business issue, but [...] |
2009-06-19 08:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV RU BO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT771 |
TURKMENISTAN: UNDP PUSHING ELECTORAL REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A meeting with UNDP's Electoral Project Manager revealed that the project is moving forward very slowly, due largely to financial issues, in exposing this government to international standards and helping put them into practice. The manager has put significant hopes on the s [...] |
2009-06-19 08:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM UN TX |
| 09ASHGABAT772 |
TURKMENISTAN: BERDIYEVS CONTINUE TO SEEK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following up on recent information that the Berdiyevs were under virtual house arrest, with security police not allowing them to leave and forbidding visitors, Political Oifficer made an unannounced visit to the Berdiyev's home on June 19. There was no sign of security official [...] |
2009-06-19 12:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT773 |
TURKMENISTAN: "NUMBER 1 IS HAPPY" ABOUT THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: As reported reftel, the general manager of the official Mercedes-Benz dealership in Turkmenistan traveled to the United States under heavy pressure from the Presidential Apparat to take delivery of President Berdimuhamedov's new armored Bentley. Upon his return, the manager rep [...] |
2009-06-19 12:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ELTN ETRD TX |
| 09ASHGABAT78 |
KAZAKH AMBASSADOR'S VIEWS ON TURKMENISTAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with the Charge, Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Turkmenistan touched upon his country's improving relations with Turkmenistan, ongoing negotiations about Caspian Sea boundaries and drug trafficking routes through Central Asia. He analyzed the Turkmenistan governm [...] |
2009-01-16 10:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KZ TX |
| 09ASHGABAT786 |
TURKMENISTAN: U.S. COMPANIES DOMINATE WIRELESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: One of the few segments of the Turkmen market that U.S. brands and products largely dominate is wireless telecommunications (excluding cellular phone communications). For the most part, Turkmen military and law [...] |
2009-06-23 11:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT787 |
TURKMENISTAN: REVISED GRANT PROPOSAL FOR PRM FY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is Embassy Ashgabat's revised recommendation for FY 2009 support via the Julia Taft Refugee Fund to finance a refugee assistance project. The proposed project would provide equipment and mate [...] |
2009-06-23 12:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF TX |
| 09ASHGABAT788 |
TURKMENISTAN CONTINUES WORK ON FIRST STAGE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the Deputy Chairman for Agriculture and Water Management, the first stage of the man-made, mid-desert Turkmen Lake will be complete in a month or two. He claimed that Turkmenistan grows enough wheat [...] |
2009-06-23 12:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR SENV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT79 |
EU'S CASPIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PROPOSAL DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-16 10:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET CR EU TK TX |
| 09ASHGABAT790 |
TURKMENISTAN: INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION [...] (SBU) In preparation for the annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Post highlights the following areas in which the Government of Turkmenistan fails to implement its OSCE commitments with respect to human rights and fundamental freedoms. Improvement in many of these areas would [...] |
2009-06-24 05:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI KIRF OSCE KDEM TX |
| 09ASHGABAT794 |
TURKMENISTAN: MILITARY CADETS ARRESTED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Two senior cadets of the Military Institute were arrested on June 14 for making and distributing counterfeit bus passes. The Deputy Defense Minister promised to prosecute all those who were involved. The cadets, [...] |
2009-06-24 11:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT797 |
AVAILABILITY OF QURAN IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A survey of bookstores in central Ashgabat to check the availability of the Quran, the holy book of Muslims, revealed that the book was practically unavailable in state stores except for rare cases of second- [...] |
2009-06-25 07:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PGOV SOCI SCUL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT798 |
TURKMENISTAN: OIL "GUSHES" IN CENTRAL KARAKUM DESERT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan state media recently announced the launch of oil production from fields in the middle of the Karakum Desert. Production from the new fields is part of Turkmenistan's effort to increase oil production [...] |
2009-06-25 10:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT80 |
TURKMENISTAN 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Sensitive by unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Following please find post's 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Turkmenistan. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkmenistan is a relatively large but sparsely inhabited country (about five million) with abundant hydroc [...] |
2009-01-16 11:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC KTDB USTR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT800 |
TURKMENISTAN: TWO JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES DETAINED IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jehovah's Witness leaders recently provided details about the June 19 detention of two Jehovah's Witnesses in Turkmenbashi. The two women were picked up on the street, although it is not clear whether they were proselytizing or simply walking somewhere. They have been held in [...] |
2009-06-25 12:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF SOCI PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT801 |
TURKMENISTAN: AGRICULTURE TRAINING FACILITY AT [...] (C) The General Manager of the official distributor of John Deere and Case New Holland equipment in Turkmenistan, IPC Agri, said in a conversation on June 25 that he and a Case New Holland official discussed shipment of donated equipment with the Ministry of Agriculture three weeks ago. Case [...] |
2009-06-25 12:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EIND EAGR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT802 |
TURKMENISTAN: UPDATE ON PENTECOSTALS IN ABADAN; [...] (C) On June 24, Political Officer met with Pentecostal pastor, Ruslan Atajanov, the leader of a small unregistered group located in the town of Abadan outside Ashgabat. Atajanov's group has been waiting three years since first applying for registration. During Political Officer's last meeting [...] |
2009-06-25 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF SCUL SOCI PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT803 |
TURKMENISTAN: AFGHAN OFFICIALS WERE NO-SHOWS AT [...] (C) On June 26, Political Officer provided an overview of INL cooperation with Turkmenistan to an OSCE-organized counternarcotics training course for Customs officials carried out at the Ashgabat "Golden Century" Customs Training Center. The ten participants were supervisory-level officials f [...] |
2009-06-26 10:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV OSCE AF TX |
| 09ASHGABAT805 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1874 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-26 12:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN TX |
| 09ASHGABAT806 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-26 12:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP TX |
| 09ASHGABAT808 |
TURKMENISTAN: EDUCATIONAL CORRUPTION EXPENSIVE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: A well-connected local said that all students in Turkmenistan's institutions of higher learning are enrolled because their parents paid bribes of up to $70,000, with few exceptions. While some who accept bribes for university places work directly in the institution, some are si [...] |
2009-06-29 10:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT809 |
TURKMENISTAN: LUKASHENKO VISIT FOCUSED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Lukashenko's recent visit to Turkmenistan focused on enhancing bilateral commercial relations. The relationship is particularly important to Belarus, given large Turkmen purchases of Belarus tractors and trucks and the mammoth potash fertilizer project that was just k [...] |
2009-06-29 10:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EMIN PREL PGOV BO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT81 |
TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT SHUFFLES GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL; [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 15, the government held an extended Cabinet of Ministers meeting at which President Berdimuhamedov announced a sweeping reshuffling of the Cabinet and other government posts. Especially hard hit wer [...] |
2009-01-16 12:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT812 |
TURKMENISTAN: TANKER FIRE AT LOCAL GAS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On June 25, a spark caused a gasoline tanker truck fire at a gas station near the 11th Microdistrict of Ashgabat. More than 15 tons of gasoline (approximately 4,995 gallons) was drained from the burning tanker to [...] |
2009-06-30 02:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT813 |
TURKMENISTAN: CATHOLIC CHURCH MAINTAINS LOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the local unregistered Catholic congregation enjoys certain benefits from the diplomatic status of the Apostolic Nunciature, it nonetheless maintains a low profile that attracts little unwelcome attention from the government. The church offers regular weekly services in a [...] |
2009-06-30 02:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF SCUL PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT815 |
TURKMENISTAN: CHINA GETS NO ADDITIONAL ONSHORE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 24, the Governments of Turkmenistan and China agreed that the annual volume of Turkmen natural gas supplied to China will reach 40 bcm, which is ten bcm more than the initially planned volume. They also [...] |
2009-06-30 07:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT817 |
EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. From 1 to 6 June the EXBS Advisor was in the Republic of Georgia for the world-wide EXBS Advisor's Conference. b. On 8 June, EXBS Assistant Batyr Hommadov resigned without notice. c. From 17 - 24 June EXBS Assistant from Uzbe [...] |
2009-06-30 11:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG |
| 09ASHGABAT818 |
TURKMENISTAN: THE TURKMEN SCNS AND MEMBERS OF FOREIGN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 26, the Turkmen State Counter Narcotics Service (SCNS) and members of several foreign missions participated in a symbolic drug burn that took place at a border guard installation in the rural area of the c [...] |
2009-06-30 11:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT819 |
TURKMENISTAN: FOR CATERPILLAR, DOING BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan does not buy from U.S. heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar on a regular basis, but when there are purchases, they are significant. Caterpillar shows its appreciation for Turkmenistan's business by donating simulators, equipment, and tools for educational use a [...] |
2009-06-30 12:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR EIND TX KZ |
| 09ASHGABAT82 |
TURKMENISTAN: PSA HOLDER BURIED HILL DELAYING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UK-registered Buried Hill energy company completed its seismic work in the contested Serdar/Kyapaz field in Block III, and reported the government was pleased with the results. The company is moving forward with plans to undertake exploratory drilling of three sites there, [...] |
2009-01-16 13:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT820 |
DIRECTOR OF TURKMENISTAN'S DESERT INSTITUTE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Institute of Desert Flora and Fauna is active in all aspects of desert studies and has worked extensively internationally. The Institute supports the creation of the Turkmen Lake and serves as the g [...] |
2009-06-30 12:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR SENV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT824 |
TURKMENISTAN MARKS PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S 52ND [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 29, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov turned 52. The country celebrated its leader's birthday by various festive events and inauguration ceremonies of a number of facilities, includi [...] |
2009-07-01 12:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT825 |
TURKMENISTAN: DRUG DEALING VILLAGERS DIG MOATS TO [...] (SBU) On June 27 at 07:00am, a local contact riding in an SUV saw a resident of the village Gysa in Ruhabat district outside of Ashgabat parked in an old car. As the contact's SUV approached, the driver of the old car started his car and sped off quickly. Post's contact was not surprised, b [...] |
2009-07-02 03:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT83 |
TURKMENISTAN: GENERAL PETRAEUS MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. On January 16, CENTCOM Commander, General Petraeus, accompanied by Charge Miles, met with Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov for over an hour. Berdimuhamedov was accompanied by Foreign Minister Meredov. Berdimuhamedov paid close attention to the detailed strategic briefing of th [...] |
2009-01-19 07:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TX |
| 09ASHGABAT837 |
SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as a timely opportunity to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to regularizing our bilateral diplomatic dialogue. Key issues are increased transit for [...] |
2009-07-02 08:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT838 |
TURKMENISTAN: SMALL PENTECOSTAL GROUP FACES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite a long history of Pentecostalism in Turkmenistan dating back to the 1940s, the current Full Gospel Church is a small, scattered group that meets in its members' homes. Registered since 2004, the group is currently in the process of re-registering due to changes in its l [...] |
2009-07-02 11:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT84 |
TURKMENSITAN: GENERAL PETREAUS MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. On January 16, following his conversation with Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov, CENTCOM Commander Petraeus, accompanied by Charge Miles, met for an hour and a half with Turkmen Foreign Minister Meredov. The Minister was accompanied by the Ministry's North American Office Chief [...] |
2009-01-19 07:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT840 |
TURKMENISTAN ANNOUNCES TURKMEN CONSTRUCTION 2009 [...] On July 1, 2009, Post received a letter from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan announcing the international exhibition "Turkmen Construction 2009," scheduled for August 20-22, 2009 in Ashgabat. The Ministry of Construction, The Ministry of Construction Materials Industry, [...] |
2009-07-06 07:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT842 |
TURKMENISTAN: FM MEREDOV CALLS FOR A MORE ACTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 3, Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with the Charge to discuss his recent visit to Washington. He thanked the Charge for assistance in arranging his meetings and noted how useful they had been, especially the one with the Secretary. Meredov said tha [...] |
2009-07-06 13:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EPET TX |
| 09ASHGABAT843 |
THE OUTLOOK FOR TURKMENISTAN'S 2009 WHEAT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The wheat harvest in Turkmenistan is in full swing. Provincial governments expect to report their final production figures by the end of July. As in the past two years, the government has not released official s [...] |
2009-07-07 02:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON PGOV SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT845 |
NOHUR TRIBE DOMINATES TRADE AND SERVICES IN ASHGABAT [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Nohurs, members of a tribe from southwest Turkmenistan, have been flourishing in trade and restaurant businesses in Ashgabat since 2004, when former Minister of National Security Ashyrmuhammedov, a member of [...] |
2009-07-07 06:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI SCUL PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT847 |
TURKMENISTAN: EXCHANGE RATE ILLUSTRATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Significant aspects of the dual exchange rate system that existed in Turkmenistan until May 2008 remain a mystery. While people knew that someone or some people profited handsomely from the system, it was not clear who the beneficiaries were. After exchange rate unification, [...] |
2009-07-07 07:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN AORC TX |
| 09ASHGABAT849 |
SOME INSIGHTS INTO HOW TURKMENISTAN SUPPORTS THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The cost of living in Turkmenistan has risen dramatically since exchange rate unification and redenomination, without an improvement in the standard of living. According to the International Monetary Fund and financial experts in Ashgabat, the Turkmen manat is strong due to a [...] |
2009-07-07 09:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN EIND TX RU PK CH IR |
| 09ASHGABAT85 |
GOVERNMENT SHAKEUP LEADS MINFIN TO REQUEST IFRS TRAINING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to the January 15 government personnel changes, a Ministry of Finance department head requested a meeting on January 16 with USAID FSN in which he pleaded for USAID training for the Ministry's staff on [...] |
2009-01-20 10:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
| 09ASHGABAT851 |
TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON JUNE POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: June saw media provide generally accurate and favorable coverage of U.S. government and post conducted events in Turkmenistan. The U.S. Department of Energy-organized workshop on pipeline integrity and management [...] |
2009-07-07 11:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT857 |
TURKMENISTAN: ONE MORE MINISTER OF EDUCATION SHUFFLED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the July 3 Cabinet of Ministers meeting, President Berdimuhamedov continued criticism of the Ministry of Education, noting the rampant problem of corruption in admissions at institutions of higher education. During the meeting, he promoted the Deputy Minister of Educati [...] |
2009-07-08 10:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX |
| 09ASHGABAT858 |
TURKMENISTAN: FREE DISTRIBUTION OF ANTI-DRUG BROCHURES AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Red Crescent Society's Drug Demand Reduction Project (DDRP) recently conducted several public activities dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking. Among the public acti [...] |
2009-07-08 12:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT859 |
GERMAN BUSINESS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: To date, German companies have been more successful than any other Western companies in doing business in Turkmenistan. Although there are no available official statistics regarding the number of German companies [...] |
2009-07-09 04:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL PGOV EINV GM TX |
| 09ASHGABAT86 |
BOUYGUES APPEARS TO HAVE A SHELF LIFE IN [...] (C) During a January 18 conversation with XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX shared the following comments about Bouygues's relations with the Turkmen government and its business prospects in the country: -- It is well known in the company that Minister of Construction, Shamuhammet Durdylyev, and f [...] |
2009-01-20 13:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EIND CIS FR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT864 |
TURKMENISTAN: LOCAL NGO HOLDS SEMINAR ON PENITENTIARY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At a July 9 seminar for the public on the penitentiary system of Turkmenistan, local NGO "Bosfor" Director Zalina Rossoshanskaya explained types of penitentiary systems in the world, types of penitentiary insti [...] |
2009-07-09 13:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM TX |
| 09ASHGABAT867 |
TURKMENISTAN: LOCAL MEDIA REACTION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) U.S. President Barak H. Obama delivered a speech at a graduation ceremony of New Economic School in Moscow on July 7. While there was no reaction by local Turkmen media or coverage of the event, people with access to Internet [...] |
2009-07-10 10:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT87 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF A.Q. KHAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-20 13:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN TX |
| 09ASHGABAT872 |
IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: UNHCR REPORTS NO MOVEMENT OF [...] (C) In a July 9 conversation with Iran Watcher, the UNHCR Representative in Turkmenistan said her office has received no indications that Iranians have been attempting to cross into Turkmenistan recently to seek protection in the wake of the protests and arrests in Iran that followed the June 1 [...] |
2009-07-13 11:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREF PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT873 |
TURKMENISTAN: UPDATE ON GAS EXPORTS TO IRAN, CHINA [...] (C) A recent meeting with two local expatriate contacts provided updates about Turkmenistan's gas export woes, as well as views about the increased prevalence of corruption. One source, the local representative of a foreign energy company, informed that as of July 1, Turkmen gas exports to Ira [...] |
2009-07-13 11:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT875 |
TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON READY TO SUBMIT REVISED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron plans to present a new proposal for an onshore gas project to the Turkmen government. It will focus on development of the Minara, South Yolotan and Osman deposits, but not include exploration. Chevron is prepared to be flexible about the terms of an eventual agreement, b [...] |
2009-07-14 05:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT876 |
TURKMENISTAN: DISMISSAL OF TURKMENISTAN'S HIGHEST RANKING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an expanded Cabinet session on July 10, President Berdimuhamedov announced the dismissal of Tachberdi Tagyev, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet in charge of the oil and gas industry. Berdimuhamedov cited t [...] |
2009-07-14 06:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT877 |
TURKMEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONS THE FIRST STAGE OF THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 15 the President will commission a 2,600 kilometer drainage canal built in the Karakum desert designed to collect agricultural irrigation runoff. The commission of the canal will mark the first phase of t [...] |
2009-07-14 08:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EINV EAGR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT879 |
TURKMENISTAN: A WORRISOME SUMMER FOR ASHGABAT DRIVERS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In June, Turkmen authorities put a network of traffic monitoring cameras into operation throughout Ashgabat. Since the authorities did not provide citizens with advance notice about the system and its consequen [...] |
2009-07-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT88 |
TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH KOREAN NATIONAL ENERGY [...] (C) Chevron's Amcit country manager told poloff January 16 that a South Korean diplomat had invited him to lunch recently to talk about energy development in Turkmenistan. The South Korean wanted to know about the status of Chevron's project proposal process with the Turkmen government. He [...] |
2009-01-21 08:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EPET ECON TX |
| 09ASHGABAT880 |
CORRUPTION IN EDUCATION - BLESSING FOR SOME, CURSE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Corruption in higher education is pervasive and comes at a high cost to the integrity of the educational system, as well as a high cost to parents who are forced to borrow huge sums from family and friends in order [...] |
2009-07-15 03:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX |
| 09ASHGABAT883 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEA SPECIAL AGENT COMPLETES A LONG TERM TDY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From March 10, 2009, through July 25, 2009, a DEA special agent conducted a long-term TDY in Ashgabat. The agent was involved in various activities with the Turkmen State Counter-Narcotics Service (SCNS) in order [...] |
2009-07-15 08:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SNAR SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT886 |
TURKMENISTAN/IRAN: AGREEMENT FOR A NEW PRICE AND INCREASED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 12, 2009, Turkmen state media reported that Turkmenistan and Iran had agreed to a new price for Turkmen natural gas, to be based on an international formula, as well as to increase the volume of supplies to [...] |
2009-07-15 12:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX IR |
| 09ASHGABAT888 |
TURKMENISTAN: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an hour and a half, wide-ranging discussion on July 10, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns and Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov touched on regional issues, including Turkmen support for the stability of Afghanistan. Other participants in the meeting incl [...] |
2009-07-16 10:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT897 |
IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: IRANIAN COMPANY MANAGER SAYS [...] (C) In a July 14 conversation with Iran Watcher, the general manager of the Ashgabat branch of Iran Samen said that the U.S. needs to focus on reaching out to the "more than 20 million Iranians who voted for Mir-Hussein Mousavi." Gholamreza Gieahpour, who has headed the office since 1996. He a [...] |
2009-07-17 12:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT898 |
TURKMENISTAN: SPECULATING ON A FUTURE SUCCESSION [...] (C) Given the stove-piped sovereign power and authority that seems to be the Turkmen president's alone, there is frequently speculation about what would happen if the current president suddenly died or was assassinated. Since the sitting president is only the second president elected in Tur [...] |
2009-07-17 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM TX |
| 09ASHGABAT899 |
TURKMENISTAN: U/S BURNS MEETS FM MEREDOV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a delegation of senior U.S. officials met with Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Meredov on July 11 for a productive discussion of bilateral and regional issues. Meredov welcomed further exploration of a bilateral mechanism [...] |
2009-07-17 12:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ENRG ECON TX |
| 09ASHGABAT900 |
TURKMENISTAN: OSCE HOLDS SEMINAR ON TURKMEN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At a July 16 seminar for government officials devoted to the subject of improving the work of Turkmen human rights institutions, an OSCE expert from Sweden explained the international legal framework regulating [...] |
2009-07-17 13:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT908 |
GERMAN RWE SIGNS PSA WITH TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 16, RWE AG, a German energy company (and Nabucco pipeline project shareholder) and the Government of Turkmenistan signed a production sharing agreement (PSA) for Block 23 of the contractual territory locate [...] |
2009-07-20 10:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX IR |
| 09ASHGABAT909 |
TURKMENISTAN FY 2010 IVLP PROPOSAL [...] Education, focus on adult education, community colleges four (4) slots, approximate date November 2009 This project, designed for academic administrators, civic leaders, student advisors/counselors, and ministry officials involved in education issues, will examine the variety of programs and se [...] |
2009-07-20 10:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT912 |
TURKMENISTAN: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON KEY NEW [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) At the July 10 Cabinet of Ministers session, President Berdimuhamedov dismissed 12 senior officials, including one Deputy Cabinet Minister, one provincial governor, one deputy provincial governor, one Minister, one State [...] |
2009-07-20 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT914 |
TURKMENISTAN: STILL NO PRISON ACCESS FOR ICRC [...] (C) ICRC's Deputy Head of Delegation for Central Asia, Raffaello Muller paid a courtesy call on the Charge on July 16 and said that although his organization still has no access to prisons in Turkmenistan, they are encouraged by the fact that the Turkmen government has not definitively rejecte [...] |
2009-07-21 12:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT915 |
TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMEDOV TO ATTEND [...] (SBU) A. Attendance of the Head of State -- Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan -- Arrival and departure dates unknown. -- Unkown if spouse will accompany. -- Russian interpretation will be required in meetings. B. Attendance of Head of Government -- Not applicable. [...] |
2009-07-21 12:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA TX |
| 09ASHGABAT916 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-21 12:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF TX |
| 09ASHGABAT918 |
TURKMENISTAN: EXXONMOBIL PLANS TO STEP UP [...] (C) On July 22, ExxonMobil officials called on the Charge to discuss the company's current strategy for Turkmenistan. Their visit to Ashgabat, for meetings with oil and gas sector officials, was intended to raise ExxonMobil's profile with the Turkmen. According to one company official, ExxonMo [...] |
2009-07-22 12:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT919 |
TURKMEN REACTION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S JUNE 4, 2009 SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post held a series of roundtable discussions with alumni of U.S. programs and representatives of local NGOs to determine local reaction to President Obama's speech. General consensus was that Americans were more likely to hold stereotypes about Muslims in general rather than abo [...] |
2009-07-22 12:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX |
| 09ASHGABAT92 |
TURKMENISTAN: POST FINDINGS ON COTTON CHILD LABOR [...] This is Post's response to Ref A's request for information concerning child labor in the cotton fields and forced labor in Turkmenistan. According to local UNICEF representatives, reports about the widespread use of child labor in the cotton harvest in Turkmenistan predate the government's 2 [...] |
2009-01-21 11:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM EIND ETRD SOCI KTIP TX |
| 09ASHGABAT920 |
TURKMENISTAN: GTZ RULE OF LAW PROJECT FOCUSES ON [...] (C) On July 21, poloff discussed GTZs (German Society for Technical Cooperation) Supporting Legal and Judicial Reform in Central Asia Program with Head of Program Hirbod Aminlari, based in Tashkent, and its local Legal Coordinator Alexander Jumayev. Aminlari stressed that the program focuses o [...] |
2009-07-22 12:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID SOCI KCOR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT923 |
TURKMENISTAN: MOST GOVERNMENT WORKERS CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov's decree of January 2008 offered long-term mortgage loans to Turkmen citizens to buy elite apartments and family houses. In a populist move, Berdimuhamedov's decree extended a fifteen-year loan term, established by his late predecessor, to thirty years. [...] |
2009-07-23 09:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ECON PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT924 |
U.S. FIRM ASPECT ENERGY PURSUING BUSINESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Aspect Energy, a U.S. energy exploration and investment company, has been persistent in attempting to enter the Turkmen market over the past year. The company unsuccessfully bid for a license to explore and deve [...] |
2009-07-23 09:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT925 |
TURKMENISTAN: LOCAL IWPR REPORTER MAINTAINS LOW [...] (C) On July 22, poloff discussed conditions for independent journalists in Turkmenistan with local Institute for War and Peace Reporting ("IWPR") contributor Svetlana Mamedova. Prior to 1999, Mamedova worked 24 years as a correspondent and editor for State Radio and Television. Her ability t [...] |
2009-07-24 12:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT926 |
TURKMENISTAN: NO SURPRISES EXPECTED IN UPCOMING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Central Election Commission and Mejlis officials recently outlined highlights of the upcoming July 26 Gengesh (local council) elections that will be held in rural areas across Turkmenistan. The electoral process for the gengeshes was similar to the process used during the 2008 [...] |
2009-07-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT928 |
TURKMENISTAN: GENGESH ELECTION DAY VISIT TO [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Gengesh (local council) elections in Turkmenistan's villages and rural areas took place on July 26. A visit to three polling stations in villages outside of Ashgabat indicated that, [...] |
2009-07-27 09:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT93 |
TURKMENISTAN RAISES FARMER COMPENSATION TO ENCOURAGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov recently announced higher state prices paid to farmers for wheat and rice and increased 2009 crop production targets at an extended Cabinet meeting. The new prices are meant to encourage f [...] |
2009-01-21 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TX |
| 09ASHGABAT932 |
TURKMENISTAN: LAND OF USED CARS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The passenger car market in Turkmenistan has rapidly expanded over the past seven years. Most of the cars that have been imported to Turkmenistan during that period were U.S., Japanese, and German models. More th [...] |
2009-07-27 12:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT933 |
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite Turkmenistan's huge hydrocarbon wealth and the government's multimillion dollar, lavish construction projects, there are many residential areas in Ashgabat and elsewhere that lack normal roads, street l [...] |
2009-07-28 04:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT938 |
TURKMEN STUDENTS PREVENTED FROM EXITING COUNTRY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Institute of Education, an office within the Ministry of Education, must now approve the foreign post-high school study of all Turkmen students. This new requirement is in direct opposition to President Berdimuhamedov's stated goals of increasing foreign education possibi [...] |
2009-07-28 11:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO OEXC SCUL SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT94 |
TURKMENISTAN: UNODC PROMOTES CROSS-BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an introductory meeting with the Charge, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) office in Turkmenistan described his continued efforts to promote bilateral counter-narcotics and border security cooperation between Turkmenistan and neighboring cou [...] |
2009-01-21 12:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT940 |
IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: HOW TURKMEN VIEW RECENT EVENTS [...] (C) Decreased travel to and from Iran in the last decade and the lack of independent media and internet access in Turkmenistan have all contributed to a general lack of knowledge or understanding among Turkmen about their neighbor to the south, despite the presence of over a million ethnic Tur [...] |
2009-07-28 13:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT941 |
TURKMENISTAN: CIVIC ACTIVIST FOLLOWS "PARTISAN [...] (C) On July 27, poloff met with civil society activist Natalya Shabunts to discuss her activities and the current situation for rights activists in Turkmenistan. Shabunts has long had ties with the Embassy, including her participation in a 2000 International Visitors Program on civil society, [...] |
2009-07-28 13:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT943 |
TURKMENISTAN: IDHR EXPRESSES INTEREST IN WORKING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative Country Director in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Catherine Dwyer briefed Charge July 28 on a meeting she had with National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) Direct [...] |
2009-07-29 06:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID ECON TX |
| 09ASHGABAT947 |
TURKMENISTAN'S PERSPECTIVE ON CASPIAN DELIMITATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the July 24 Cabinet of Ministers session, President Berdimuhamedov made a strong statement that Azerbaijan's position on delimitation of the Caspian boundary hampers the negotiation process. He criticized Azerbaijan for its unilateral decision to start development of the [...] |
2009-07-29 13:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET PBTS EINV AZ TX |
| 09ASHGABAT948 |
ENERGY AND TRADE MAIN TOPICS FURING VISIT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Romanian President Trajan Basescu visited Turkmenistan July 21-22. The Romanians consider the visit successful and believe that it has put bilateral relations on a higher plane. The main emphasis was on trade and energy. Although the Romanians state that Berdimuhamedov expressed [...] |
2009-07-29 13:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON ENRG RO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT950 |
THE MINI PENSIONER REVOLT OF 2006 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In January 2006, then President Niyazov enacted pension reform, which left a third of pensioners without a pension and decreased the remaining pensions by 20%. Pensioners in Dashoguz province mobilized to protest t [...] |
2009-07-30 07:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT951 |
TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON JULY POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In July, media carried accurate and favorable coverage of post events. U.S. Independence Day and the speech which the Charge d'Affaires delivered at Post's official reception were highlighted in state print media. [...] |
2009-07-30 08:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT953 |
TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT'S TOUTED CRACKDOWN ON THE DRUG [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's local press continue to report an increase in arrests and convictions of drug dealers. Ashgabat residents, however, are skeptical about the government's so-called "rigorous measures" to crack down [...] |
2009-07-30 09:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT954 |
EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. On 6 July, EXBS Advisor and Assistant met with Gurbangeldi Temirov, Deputy Chief for Logistics of the State Border Service, Gurban Begliyev, Head of the State Immigration Service, and Hemra Amannazarov, MFA representative. The p [...] |
2009-07-30 10:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG |
| 09ASHGABAT965 |
PRINCE ANDREW DISCUSSES ENERGY DURING JUNE 27-28 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Envoy of Great Britain on the issues of International Trade and Industry Prince Andrew, Duke of York, visited Turkmenistan July 27-28. Prince Andrew's talks with President Berdimuhamedov and Foreign Minister Meredov centered almost exclusively on energy issues. Andrew a [...] |
2009-07-30 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT967 |
TURKMENISTAN: FEES AND TAXES LEVIED ON IMPORTED [...] SUMMARY: The legislation of Turkmenistan does not provide for levying Customs duties on computer equipment imported into Turkmenistan. However, complicated procedures for getting Customs clearance and a local tax system that differentiates between types of businesses create numerous obstacle [...] |
2009-07-31 10:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV ECON TX |
| 09ASHGABAT97 |
TURKMENISTAN: THREE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Three mid-ranking Turkmen law enforcement officials took part in a four-day study tour in London, the culmination of a year-long English language course funded by INL. The trip gave them an opportunity to prac [...] |
2009-01-21 12:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL |