TURKMEN FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS EXIT VISAS WERE TEMPORARY MEASURE
By empty (1/7/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Echoing Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov\'s assertion earlier this week that Turkmenistan does not require exit visas, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry issued a statement on 7 January that the exit-visa regime reinstituted in March 2003 was only intended to prevent people allegedly involved in the November 2002 purported coup attempt against Niyazov from leaving the country. The exit-visa requirement has been replaced by a special stamp obtainable from the ministry\'s consular section upon presentation of an entry visa to the country of destination, the same requirement that applied after the suspension of the exit-visa regime in 2001. The ministry insisted that citizens of Turkmenistan are guaranteed freedom of movement in accordance with international standards.Visit also
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