OSCE Diplomat Says Turkmenistan Looking To Open Up

Turkmenistan has number of candidates to look at (epa) February 10, 2007 -- The president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said today he believes Turkmenistan wants to reinforce contacts with the international community.

Goran Lennmarker made the comments after his meetings with Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and parliamentary leaders, according to AFP.

A small OSCE team is in Turkmenistan for the February 11 presidential election, but will not be acting as official observers.

(AFP)