President Saparmurat Niyazov

President Saparmurat Niyazov

President Saparmurat Niyazov was the head of state for Turkmenistan. He was president for life of the energy-rich former Soviet republic Turkmenistan. He died early Thursday morning, December 21, 2006. He was 66 years old and had heart... [more]

President Saparmurat Niyazov was the head of state for Turkmenistan. He was president for life of the energy-rich former Soviet republic Turkmenistan. He died early Thursday morning, December 21, 2006. He was 66 years old and had heart disease.

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The reclusive Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan has denied entry to dozens of Peace Corps volunteers, the organization's country director said Friday. The decision to bar 47 volunteers from the U.S. government-run program from the former Soviet state comes amid fears energy-rich Turkmenistan is reneging on commitments to open up after years of isolation under an eccentric autocrat. "We had the paperwork in place, and they were approved to come, but the day before they were due to leave the U.S., we received a diplomatic note from the embassy saying that they would be invited next year, but not for this year," Leal said ... Read Full Story
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Ex-Soviet Turkmenistan has barred an incoming group of aid workers from the Peace Corps, a US government programme for aid volunteers, from entering the country, an agency official said Friday. The Peace Corps, which has operated in Turkmenistan since 1993, was given no explanation for the last-minute decision to cancel the visas of 47 volunteers, acting country director Chris Leal told AFP by telephone from Ashgabat. "They were scheduled to come in on September 30, and we received notice about 24 hours before they left Philadelphia that they would not have sites available for them when they arrived in Turkmenistan," Leal said. "We had ... Read Full Story
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The United States expressed its concern Monday over efforts by Turkmenistan to prevent students from traveling to U.S.-linked universities. A terse statement issued by the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan said students studying at American-affiliated universities in Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan were denied permission to leave the country last week. "We are dismayed by the government of Turkmenistan's continued denial of freedom of movement for ... Turkmen students," the statement said. The former Soviet nation has been barring students studying at the American University of Central Asia, in Kyrgyzstan, from leaving the country since July, prompting many to seek a transfer to the university's Bulgarian branch. ... Read Full Story
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The president of resources-rich Turkmenistan has sacked several top officials in the energy sector, denouncing their "irresponsible approach" to their jobs, the official news agency reported. At a meeting with the central Asian republic's heads of oil and gas companies, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov "noted with regret that an irresponsible approach by certain leaders to their jobs caused a number of deficiencies and negligences" in their work, the agency said Monday. Berdymukhamedov dismissed the head of public company Turkmenneftegazstroy along with the chiefs of the country's state gas and oil enterprises, Turkmenneft and Turkmengaz. The president criticised the "poor construction quality" of Turkmenistan's energy installations, ... Read Full Story
ASHGABAT (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a proponent of a global gas suppliers' cartel, will visit Central Asia's main gas producer Turkmenistan on Sunday and Monday, Turkmen leader Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said on Saturday. The meeting of the two leaders will be "a good foundation for further development of mutually beneficial long-term cooperation," Berdymukhamedov said on state television. He did not outline the agenda of the meeting but a Turkmen government source told Reuters he expected energy cooperation issues to come up. Turkmenistan, a former Soviet republic, is seeking to diversify gas exports after Russia halted imports in April in the midst of a ... Read Full Story
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ASHGABAT, November 10 (Turkmenistan.ru). At a government meeting on November 6, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on celebration of Kurban Bayram. According to the decree, which was published in the central print media of ...  
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ASHGABAT, November 10 (Turkmenistan.ru). President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov issued a resolution severely reprimanding Minister of Energy and Industry of Turkmenistan Yarmuhammed Orazgulyev. The reason for this was the minister's poor ...  
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A former chief of staff of deceased president Saparmurat Niyazov has died in prison. Rejep Saparov, 62, reportedly died of "exhaustion" in late October in the Ovadan Depe high security prison. Saparov was one of Niyazov’s chief lieutenants until ...  
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ASHGABAT, November 9 (Turkmenistan.ru). President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will pay an official visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt in 2010. Turkmen Vice Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and Deputy Minister of Foreign ...  
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ASHGABAT, Nov. 9 (Trend News) - South Korea and Turkmenistan agreed to sign a double-taxation avoidance pact in a bid to promote bilateral investment and other exchanges, the Finance Ministry said on Monday, Xinhua reported. Following negotiations ...  
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