| The talks, held in the capital, Ashkhabad, on 1 May 1996, enabled the two sides to assess Turkmenistan's progress with political and economic reform. |
| In return, many foreign delegations, including some important ones, have made the voyage to Ashkhabad. |
| In July 2007, at the time of signing of the Russian-Turkmen contract over gas supplies, American analysis believed they saw a man½uvre by Ashkhabad to raise the bidding by Russian and Western companies. |
| The Turkish minister also said he would inform Turkish Airlines executives about the demand of businessmen to launch flights between Ashkhabad and Ankara. |
| Turkish and Turkmen foreign ministries are expected to sign an action plan covering the years 2011 and 2012 during Davutoglu's stay in Ashkhabad. |
| The last bigwig of the gas world to take the road to Ashkhabad, in November 2007, was Arnaud Breuillac, the manager for Central Asia in the French group Total. |
