Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the President of Turkmenistan, recently said that Turkmenistan was carrying out work to diversify exports of natural gas resources. The move aims to reducing dependence on the Russian market, and increasing the share of exports to other countries. 

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the President of Turkmenistan, recently said that Turkmenistan was carrying out work to diversify exports of natural gas resources. The move aims to reducing dependence on the Russian market, and increasing the share of exports to other countries. 

Last year, the diversification of gas export in Turkmenistan achieved considerable success, which, to a certain extent, weakened the impact of the Russian economic crisis on the Turkmen economy. It is reported that GDP growth of Turkmenistan was up to 10.3% in 2014.