http://www.soros.org/initiatives/turkmenistan The Turkmenistan Project promotes civil society in Turkmenistan via grantmaking and programmatic activities in areas such as arts and culture, access to information, and public health. http://www.soros.org/initiatives/turkmenistan/articles_publications/publications/newsbrief_20090625 Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov made a low-key trip to Washington, DC this week, shrouded in secrecy. Apparently the Turkmen official met only with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, special U.S. envoy for Eurasian energy Ambassador Richard Morningstar, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia George Krol, and several other officials from the State Department. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:58:50 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/turkmenistan/articles_publications/publications/newsbrief_20090625 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/turkmenistan/articles_publications/publications/newsbrief_20090619 Turkmenistan unveiled its much ballyhooed Avaza resort area this week, an over-the-top tourist zone fueled by tax breaks and foreign investors eager to catch President Berdymukhamedov's eye by building luxury hotels in outlandish shapes to position themselves as players in the scramble for Turkmenistan's vast hydrocarbon resources. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:43:07 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/turkmenistan/articles_publications/publications/newsbrief_20090619 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/turkmenistan/events/shadow_20090214 The Open Society Institute held a screening and discussion of this documentary on the secretive and repressive dictatorship of Saparmurat Niyazov in Turkmenistan, and the Western companies who did business with him. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:01:11 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/turkmenistan/events/shadow_20090214