Excerpt from report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Asgabat, 8 August: Turkmenistan's president, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, has proposed that China increase the purchase of [Turkmen] natural gas from 30bn cu.m. up to 40bn cu.m. [a year].

Text of report by state-owned Turkmen TV Altyn Asyr channel on 22 July The Lebaptelekom [Lebap telecommunications] state enterprise is consistently improving services provided to the population.

Excerpt from report by state-owned Turkmen TV Altyn Asyr channel on 10 July [Presenter] Today, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow held an expanded session dedicated to the further expansion of the national food market and saturating it with diverse and high-quality food products.

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ASHGABAT. July 4 (Interfax) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has spoken in favor of the speedy implementation of the Caspian gas pipeline project.