21/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - After the death, on Thursday, of Turkmenistan's President Saparmurat Niyazov, the Finnish EU Council Presidency issued a declaration on behalf of the European Union calling on the authorities of that country to “ensure that the succession to President Niyazov proceeds in accordance with international standards”. In a press release, French MEP Marie Anne Isler Béguin (Greens/EFA) calls on the EU to send a powerful message to the governments of Turkmenistan...