VOL. XLIV

No. 24

11-June-2001

CASPIAN

Turkmenistan Closes Embassy In Baku

The growing diplomatic tension between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan over disputed oilfields in the Caspian Sea has led Turkmenistan to close its embassy in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. Although Turkmenistan said that it was only temporarily transferring the residence of its ambassador to the Turkmen capital Ashgabat and cited financial difficulties as the reason, the withdrawal of the Turkmen ambassador is being seen as a...