Every emerging state needs hotels. Could blood plasma help treat coronavirus? Video, 00:01:42Turkmenistan to meet China gas needs, Inside Turkmenistan fuel summit. Fewer than 7,000 travelers visit this country each year! "There is no question of trust because that's the way it works.". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The railways is intended to link Central Asia to the trade routes of the Persian Gulf. Video, 00:02:29, Why fishing is a stumbling block in Brexit talks. However, she could not give exact figures of how many tests were conducted a day and how many test kits Turkmenistan had overall. It is for this reason the Turkmen government might try to conceal an outbreak, even if its citizens do get infected. Young Turkmen men and women take part in an opening ceremony of the first monument to Turkmenistan's current president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov in Ashgabat, A U.S. Embassy cable in 2009 described Berdimuhamedov as "vain, suspicious, guarded, strict, very conservative, a practiced liar, 'a good actor,' and vindictive.". Though long home to the Turkmens, a nomadic Turkic people, the area did not become a political unit in its own right until its incorporation into the Soviet Union in 1924. We managed to escape the confines of the media conference to sample "The Walk of Health" that citizens are encouraged to walk every year. Young Thai activists are embracing Hong Kong tactics, Striking news pictures from around the world, Brothers play tabla to the BBC theme tune. A 900-kilometre (560 mile) railway through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Iran was launched in December. TURKMENISTAN HAS PROVED to be a fascinating, secretive fantasyland and for my travel companion it had one last surprise in store as her … The Bouygues group also built the Hotel Oguzkent in Ashgabat. It was never colonized by the West. Crowds gather for weddings. Virus to stay 'at least until next summer' - France's Macron, US Election 2020: Biden seeks to clarify remark on ending oil, China warns UK not to offer citizenship to Hong Kong residents, Berdymukhamedov ridiculed for exercise video, Turkmen president drifts into pole position at rally, How the rumour mill 'killed off' a president. The country's capital, Ashgabat, is one of the most unusual capital cities in the world, its streets lined with marble and filled with golden statues despite the economic troubles of the natural-resource-rich nation. But the country actually wants to become an international transport hub, and is making major investments at Ashgabat International Airport to try and make it happen. Its capital city — Ashgabat — is thought to be abandoned and is often called “the City of the Dead” because it’s absolutely impossible to see people outside. Only one of my CNN colleagues had ever been to Turkmenistan and that was 20 years ago, which gives an indication of just how secretive this country is -- particularly to international journalists. Turkmenistan: A rare insight into a secretive state, The secretive state of Turkmenistan. The central Asian nation of Turkmenistan is one of the world's most secretive and mysterious countries. "For the past decade they have claimed to have no people living with HIV/Aids, a figure that is not plausible. wants to become an international transport hub. It’s a country hidden in the desert between Russia, China, India, and Iran, and it’s number … Video, 00:01:27Inside Turkmenistan fuel summit, Protests in Naples over possible lockdown. Mr Berdymukhamedov proclaimed his presidency as the "era of might and happiness". Earlier this year, CNN's Amanda Davies was given rare access to this beautiful but bizarre nation as it prepares to open its doors for the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in 2017. The scientists took the decision to set the pit alight, thinking that the gas would burn out quickly but it never has. Berdimuhamedov encourages his people to take "The Walk of Health" -- a 36 kilometer long stepped path that wends it way through the mountains of Ashgabat. There's no doubt Turkmenistan is visually stunning. (CNN)"It feels like you're playing a part in a play, but you just don't know what part you're playing," was how Belgian film maker Reizen Waes described visiting the secretive state of Turkmenistan in Central Asia. He banned ballet, the circus, beards on men -- and even sport. Turkmenistan in Central Asia is one of the most isolated and secretive states in the world, dissent is not tolerated and suspicion reigns. In footage broadcast by state TV channel Altyn Asyr in 2018, Berdymukhammedov lifted the bar during a cabinet meeting while other politicans clapped. And an outbreak of Covid-19 could expose how hollow his messages are. It's the most landlocked region in the world. Video, 00:01:06, ICYMI: The puppy born green and other curiosities, Biden or Trump? All channels and newspaper are under state control. Turkmenistan says it has the fifth largest natural gas reserves in the world. There are pictures of him taking part in all kinds of sport -- from taekwondo to football to shooting. So just how is Turkmenistan -- a country seemingly so unaccustomed to international visitors, let alone the media -- going to cope with 8,000 athletes and officials from around the world when it hosts the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in 2017? He’s banned men from having long hair or beards, outlawed opera, banished dogs from the city, and even renamed the days and months of the year after his family members. Our student guide Gee tells us: "The first thing that our president always says is that our children, our new generation should be healthy and to be healthy the first thing is to do sports -- that is why he is opening new complexes, he is giving us new opportunities, and also we are doing here some kind of new sports.". It’s a country hidden in the desert between Russia, China, India, and Iran, and it’s number seven on the list of world’s least visited countries. But will we be heading back with a host of colleagues as Turkmenistan plays host to an Olympics? "We have seen how the Covid-19 infection moved rapidly from China to all parts of the world. Video, 00:02:29The secretive state of Turkmenistan. Video. From a burning gas crater (Darvaza) known as the Gates of Hell, to the Abandoned Capital City of Ashgabat (which holds the Guinness World Record for being the largest marble city in the world), Turkmenistan is full of surprises. This huge burning gas crater in the heart of Turkmenistan's Karakum desert was the result of a simple miscalculation by Soviet scientists in 1971. Since its independence in 1991 it has been known for …

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