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In line with a special presidential decree the heads of state bodies , enterprises and organizations who have been convicted for crimes connected with their office , cannot be pardoned in the first five years of their imprisonment . The prospect of resolution to this contentious issue does not loom large , although the State Duma set a date in November to hold long-awaited parliamentary hearings on the issue . And although the Government has not responded formally to this Note Verbale , the U.S. Embassy did receive an oral reply which , I am sorry to say , did not relieve any of the concerns expressed in the Note Verbale and summarized in my statement here this morning . We will be working into a week-long Warrior Week here over the next few months to make sure that all of our young enlisted men and women understand what it is like to be forward deployed and how to operate our systems that support forward deployments . Crying and cursing , bent under the weight of very heavy bags , she went to walk around the post , while the car that drove her to that point left . Our Embassy in Ashgabat , in concert with the German and UK Embassies there , as well as the OSCE Center , presented a Note Verbale on Mr. Begmedov 's case to the Government of Turkmenistan on September 10 . During the exchange of views on further cooperation , the Turkmen president asked the leadership of the De La Rue company to draw up a project for the construction of a mint to be built in our country , describing it as a new step towards the strengthening the country 's sovereignty . The persons reportedly tortured include a former Turkmenistan Ambassador to the OSCE , Batyr Berdiev , as well as Boris Shikmuradov , Yklim Yklimov , Yazgeldy Gundogdiyev , Timur Jumayev and Akmurad Kabulov . The drivers even paid for the gas ( drivers involved in transporting people to and from the cotton fields are allowed to purchase 20 liters of gas every day , while other private vehicle owners are limited to 30 liters a week ) . Although Begmedov was experiencing heart pains , the police denied him medical help . Thanks to the hard work of people like AFA and lots of people in DoD and on Capitol Hill , the fiscal year that starts in two weeks will be the first year of the first sustained DoD and Air Force budget increases in 14 years . That sounds like a low number , but when you realize that around 50 percent retention has traditionally been viewed as a stable situation , we are getting back on track . Secretary Weinberger is , as all of you know , a great friend of the military and someone you can only call a great American . There is no question that Milosevic , like other Third World dictators , believes forces on the ground to be a vulnerability for Western democracies . While recognizing the necessity to control sovereign borders and guard against security threats , the U.S. delegation urges OSCE States to conscientiously implement the relevant freedom of movement provisions of OSCE documents . " And while I still have concerns , I also have great hope that the last decade and a half of draw down and decreasing budget for national defense are over . We hope that the ODIHR Experts Panel on the Prevention of Torture will be reinvigorated and be used as a tool to assist participating States in meeting their obligations in this very critical area . Although , more than a month has passed since his illegal deportation , the airline offices are still refusing to sell him a ticket to Ashgabat . That is , if we do decide that it is necessary to put combat troops in a given situation , we should do so wholeheartedly with a clear intention of winning . Finally , Mr. Chairman , I would like to add that while I was in Ashgabat last week , I was unable to secure permission from Turkmen officials to meet with our former colleague Batyr Berdyev , or with his wife in spite of numerous repeated requests to do so throughout the day while there was ample opportunity to arrange such a meeting . Those breaking the law who have already been punished within the space of a year under the Code of Administrative Offences " are to be punished by a fine of between ten and thirty average monthly wages , or corrective labour for a term of up to one year , or deprivation of freedom for a term of up to six months , with confiscation of illegally received means . It is like someone criticizing you for building a submarine , an aircraft carrier and a destroyer . All these extreme measures sharply contrast with numerous official publications of Turkmenistan , which describe how happy Turkmen people are living under the guidance of " the Great Serdar " in a " free and independent " country . As is known , the Zarit joint-venture , whose shareholders are Itera and major Russian state companies Zarubezhneft and Rosneft , is operating as Turkmenistan 's partner in this project .