Turkmen press selection list 28 Jul 08

Asgabat NEYTRALNYY TURKMENISTAN in Russian 26 Jul 08

During a meeting in Asgabat, President Berdimuhamedow and the visiting head of the board of directors of the Gazprom joint-stock company of Russia, Aleksey Miller, agreed their positions on prices for Turkmen gas supplies to Russia, which will be based on market principles. The parties also agreed that Gazprom would allocate an interest-free credit for the construction of gas transportation facilities in Turkmenistan, report adds. p 1 (500 words; covered)

President Berdimuhamedow has received a member of the managing board of the Siemens AG company, Rudi Lamprecht; the managing director of Goetzpartners, Stefan Sanktjohanser; and the company's representative, Hans Gerd Prodoehl. They considered in detail major aspects of the programme of cooperation for the next 10-15 years. p 1 (500 words; covered)

Commentary by the Turkmen State News Service hails the recent new draft of the Constitution and explains the meaning of its major provisions. p 1 (1,400 words)

Presidential resolution on dismissing Deputy Defence Minister Owezgulyyew for shortcomings in fulfilling his duties. p 2 (50 words)

Asgabat NEYTRALNYY TURKMENISTAN in Russian 28 Jul 08

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow has made a working tour of Asgabat and got acquainted with numerous construction projects, including road infrastructure projects despite his day off on Sunday, report says. p 1 (600 words)

The Turkmen president sends a congratulatory message to the national team of Turkmenistan, who will be attending the Olympic Games in Beijing. p 1 (600 words)

Turkmen Foreign Minister Rasidow is to attend the 15th meeting of the non-aligned movement member states in Tehran of Iran on 29 July, report says. p 1 (50 words)

Presidential resolution approving the list of commodities subject to customs duties and exempt from them, and regulations on the payment of customs duties. p 1 (50 words)

Some 26 deals worth 88.5m dollars and 53.6bn manats have been made at the state commodity and raw materials exchange of Turkmenistan last week, report says. p 1 (200 words)

Source: Turkmen Press Selection List compiled by BBC Monitoring Tashkent in Russian 28 Jul 08