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Turkmenistan
The United States
Initial concern over human rights policy delayed United States
recognition of Turkmenistan's independence until after February
1992, when alarms over Iran's ventures in Central Asia brought
a reevaluation of United States policy. Relations declined in
September 1993 when the United States cut trade credits to Turkmenistan
to protest the arrest of four human rights activists. Generally,
such human rights violations have not impeded relations between
the two countries, however. Alexander Haig, former United States
secretary of state, acting as consultant to President Niyazov,
played a leading role in negotiating most-favored-nation trading
status for Turkmenistan in 1993.
Data as of March 1996
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