ASHGABAT (RFE/RL) -- The Turkmen government has refuted a report in the Russian newspaper "Vremya novostei" on October 31 that holders of dual Turkmen and Russian citizenship will not receive a new Turkmen passport, RFE/RL's Turkmen Service reports.
The newspaper wrote that Turkmen citizens holding both Turkmen and Russian citizenship are not eligible for new Turkmen passports.
The Turkmen Foreign Ministry called the article a provocation and said the passport-application procedure is consistent with national legislation and international law.
However, some dual citizenship holders in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, have told RFE/RL that their applications for new Turkmen passports have in the past three months been delayed by Turkmen officials for unexplained reasons.
The newspaper wrote that Turkmen citizens holding both Turkmen and Russian citizenship are not eligible for new Turkmen passports.
The Turkmen Foreign Ministry called the article a provocation and said the passport-application procedure is consistent with national legislation and international law.
However, some dual citizenship holders in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, have told RFE/RL that their applications for new Turkmen passports have in the past three months been delayed by Turkmen officials for unexplained reasons.