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It is essential still that we have that in mind and that we not feel that commitment of a few troops here or a few troops there is something that may serve diplomacy without any regard to what happens to the troops themselves because they are , after all , our very greatest asset . In the morning , awaiting the customers , vendors got behind the counters and spread out their goods . Repeat offence of infringement of the legislation about public associations within a year , during which period same infringement had been observed and admonished already , would be punishable with a fine of from 10 up to 30 times the average salary or correctional labour for up to one year or imprisonment up to 6 months and / or confiscation of illegally obtained goods / property . In an interview , Rogozin stated that , in the opinion of participants in Thursday 's Committee meeting , " nothing positive has taken place / in Turkmenistan / since that time , but the situation is so complex that it requires more careful analysis . The official aim of the event was to introduce the strategy for the development of Turkmen oil and gas sector up to 2020 and prospects for international cooperation in this field . Following reports of last year 's November 25 attack on President Niyazov 's motorcade , there have been multiple , credible reports of torture of persons detained in connection with that event , as well as information from persons since released who have reported seeing others tortured . Participation in a public association on mercenary grounds or for the purpose of creating agitation [ and unrest ] , and also with the intent to commit illegal actions directed at infringement at rights and freedoms of citizens , and / or with the intention of causing harm to lawful interests of state bodies , authorities and administration , would be punishable with a fine of from 10 to 30 times the average salary , correctional labour up to 2 years or imprisonment for up to one year . Turkmen authorities seized Mr. Begmedov near his home in Ashgabat on August 31 , forced him into a car and beat him before confiscating his passport and forcing him onto a flight to Dashoguz . " We require a coherent answer from the OSCE representative office in Turkmenistan , " Rogozin stressed , adding that it was time to get the OSCE involved and in general put the breaches of international law and human rights by Turkmenistan onto the OSCE agenda . Of course we lived with them for 74 years and we have learnt a lot from them in the sense of education and knowledge , because we were a bit behind progress then . The four Caspian States are far behind Russia in terms of the number of military forces stationed in the region , but they are trying hard to catch up . Over 115 motorbikes used for smuggling tanks with petrol into neighbouring countries were seized after a special raid on farms in four border districts in Dasoguz Region [ in northern Turkmenistan ] by Internal Affairs agencies . Numerous mosques have been in built in Dasoguz during the years of independence [ since 1991 ] where the followers of Islam can perform prayers . The exhibition and conference , which aims to introduce the strategy for the development of Turkmen oil and gas sector up to 2020 and prospects for international cooperation in this field , is being organized by the Ministry of Oil and Gas and Mineral Resources of Turkmenistan , the country 's Trade and Industry Chamber , and the US company RPI Inc. I am very proud to tell all of you that I have been a lifetime member since I was commissioned as a second lieutenant in September of 1976 , and I am very proud of that membership . In its second annual world press freedom report , the non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders ranked Turkmenistan 158th out of 166 countries reviewed , behind - - - North Korea , China , Burma , and Iran . For two days after his deportation , Begmedov attempted to submit a complaint about his beating in Ashgabat . The persecution of S. Begmedov began a year ago - after President Niyazov sanctioned repressions against the relatives of those accused in the case concerning the embezzlement of 40 million dollars from the Central Bank of Turkmenistan . It discussed the situation obtaining since Turkmenistan withdrew from a dual-citizenship treaty with Russia , he said . When I was in the Pentagon , we formed , right after Grenada particularly , a group of people who wrote columns and commentaries and editorials and had the responsibility for publishing and editing many publications , to try to consult with them to find out perhaps anything more that we should have been doing or could do .