Bonnie Boyd notes [1] that Turkmenistan's isolation on the world stage seems to decrease under new president Berdymukhamedov. Meanwhile, Turkmen national Merdjen is having [2] bad flashbacks of totalitarian rule in her current home Bishkek, where the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is held at highest security levels.
Turkmenistan: Reaching out
· Written by Ben Paarmann
Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, International Relations, Politics