turkmenistan
turk me ni stan
- n a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991
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- SpaceX will launch Turkmenistan satellite for Thales Alenia Space
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) was awarded a contract with Thales Alenia Space to launch Turkmenistan NSSC to geostationary transfer orbit in late-2014 or early 2015 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
June 21, 2013 - SpaceRef - Turkmenistan to Recognize Russia’s Dual Citizens
Turkmenistan says it has dropped one of the most contentious issues in its relationship with Russia, promising , after leaving them in limbo for 10 years, to grant passports to Turkmen citizens who also hold Russian citizenship. On June 14, Ashgabat said it will begin issuing passports this week to the 110,000 dual citizens Russia says live in Turkmenistan. Moscow hailed the decision. Radio Free ...
June 17, 2013 - EurasiaNet
Quotes
- Vladimir Putin in Forbes
We are opening the Caspian route at the request of Turkmenistan,Russian President Vladimir Putin said after the announcement of the deal in the Turkmen city of Turkmenbashi on the Caspian shore. - Rangeen Dadfar Spanta in Forbes
Work will be accelerated on a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to develop a technically and commercially viable project,Spanta told journalists after the conference. - Abdullah Gul in International Herald Tribune
It is important that the transitional period in Turkmenistan takes place in a calm and quiet manner,Gul told reporters at Ankara's airport before his departure for Turkmenistan to attend Niyazov's funeral.