(AP) - ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - The president of Turkmenistan says the country will take a dispute with Azerbaijan over Caspian oil and gas fields to the International Court of Arbitration, a move that could thwart Western hopes of tapping the region's vast reserves. Ties between the two former Soviet republics have improved in the past two years over their shared interest in developing a trans-Caspian gas pipeline, but the threat of legal action by Turkmenistan is likely to increase tensions. Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan last week began talks aimed at agreeing on ownership of subsea energy...
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