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U.S. Gives Aid To Turkmenistan Border Guards

June 07, 2007

June 7, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The U.S. government has donated five mobile maintenance trucks and radio communications equipment to Turkmenistan's border-protection service.


The U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan says the equipment was donated as part of an ongoing program in which both countries are cooperating to stop the spread of narcotics and weapons of mass destruction. The equipment was valued at $250,000.

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