U.S. Team Eyes Improved Ties On Turkmenistan Visit

The team is made up of staff members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives.

A Western diplomat who asked not to be named told RFE/RL's Turkmen Service that the delegation is to meet with Turkmen government officials to assess "new ways forward" in bilateral relations.

A delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is also in Turkmenistan, meeting with officials and religious representatives.