The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee has given initial approval for the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with Turkmenistan, a move that is designed to help Europe achieve energy security but that has drawn fire from human rights groups.
Within a week of meetings on October 21-22 between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry blasted the Kremlin for misleading statements in the Russian media about the talks.
