Trend: Ashgabat says Turkmenistan and Russia are not rivals in gas business

Turkmenistan and Russia are not rivals in gas business, they are equal partners, local media reports commenting on Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov's planned visit to Russia on Friday.

"As the world's energy states with solid reserves of hydrocarbon resources, Turkmenistan and Russia are not rivals, but equal partners in gas business," Turkmen Dovlet Khabarlary state news service reports expressing Ashgabat's official position.   HERE