DUSHANBE, February 13, Asia-Plus – President Emomali Rahmonov will head the Tajik delegation at the inauguration of new Turkmen president that will be held in Ashgabat on February 14, according to Tajik president’s office.
A source at president’s executive office said that Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zaripov, State Adviser to the Tajik President for International Affairs Erkin Rahmatulloyev, Energy and transport Minster Sherali Gulov and other officials are accompanying Rahmonov on his trip to Ashgabat.
The new Turkmen president will be inaugurated at a session of Turkmenistan”s supreme state body, the People”s Council of Turkmenistan.
In the meantime, the name of Turkmenistan’s new president will be announced tomorrow. Turkmenistan held its first alternative presidential election Sunday to replace the late authoritarian ruler Saparmurat Niyazov. Six candidates ran for the presidency, but acting president Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov is considered the favorite in the presidential race.
