TURKMENISTAN TO HOST INTER-TAJIK TALKS.

In Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe August 31, Turkmen deputy prime minister and foreign minister Boris Shikhmuradov confirmed the Turkmen government’s willingness to host in Ashgabat the next round of inter-Tajik negotiations planned to open September 18. While emphasizing that Turkmenistan takes no sides in the conflict, Shikhmuradov announced that agreement was reached on opening a Turkmen embassy in Dushanbe. The sides also prepared for the Turkmen-Tajik-Iranian talks on supplying Tajikistan with oil and gas from Turkmenistan and Iran, Interfax reported.

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