Turkmenistan: Desperate for a Gas Market

MIN READApr 29, 2010 | 09:57 GMT

A portrait of Berdimukhammedov near a section of gas pipeline in Turkmenabat on Aug. 30, 2007 [nid:10847]

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Ashgabat is hoping to convince Beijing to increase its imports of Turkmen natural gas, but may find that Russia's resurgence has dimmed Chinese interest in Central Asia....