Pointers

Turkmenistan to Seek UN Backing on Energy Issues

Monday, 15 August, 2011
Pointers

Turkmenistan to Seek UN Backing on Energy Issues

Monday, 15 August, 2011

The Turkmen government is hoping to air proposals for improved regional cooperation on oil and gas exports when the United Nations General Assembly reconvenes in September.

Keen to secure alternative export routes for its substantial natural gas reserves, the Central Asian state will ask the UN body to consider its proposals for an Interregional Energy Dialogue to coordinate transit arrangements for hydrocarbon exports, for a Caspian Environmental Forum, and for the Turkmen capital to become a regional centre for climate change issues.

The “dialogue” is only the latest attempt by Turkmenistan to win UN support for an agreement on pipeline security. Historically reliant on Russia’s Gazprom and pipeline network for its gas exports, Turkmenistan is keen to explore other routes including Azerbaijan (via the Caspian Sea) and Iran, and if it goes ahead with them, it does not want to be held to ransom subsequently for political or commercial reasons.

This article was produced as part of IWPR's News Briefing Central Asia output, funded by the National Endowment for Democracy.
 

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