US business circles to expand in Turkmenistan
New Europe Tuesday 19th June, 2012
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov recently met with Executive Director of the Turkmen-American Business Council Eric Stewart and Vice-President of "Chevron" company Jay Pryor, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.ru learnt from the press service of the President of Turkmenistan. In the course of talks, the Turkmen Head said that the country strongly adheres to complete the modernisation of its economy by actively attracting the best internation...
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