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Turkmenistan inaugurates a city in honor of its strongman
Turkmenistan inaugurated its first “smart city” with great fanfare on Thursday in honor of the strongman of this reclusive Central Asian country, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, on the occasion of his 66th birthday. city was solemnly opened during a lavish ceremony to which AFP journalists were invited, an exceptional invitation given the rare access to this former Soviet republic. Turkmen nation” and “Hero-Protector” (Arkadag) was not present for the inauguration of the city, whose construction, which began in 2019, cost 5 billion dollars. Still uninhabited, it should eventually accommodate some 70,000 people and respects many ecological standards, according to the authorities. If he resigned from his post of president in 2022, handing over to his son Serdar, Gurbangouly Berdymoukhamedov took the head of a supreme body with immense prerogatives. the absence of the father, gone to Saudi Arabia to make the great Muslim pilgrimage of the hajj, it was the son Serdar who took care of inaugurating the city. “Glory to Arkadag and Serdar, glory to the Turkmen leader”, chanted participants dressed in traditional Turkmen clothes, AFP noted. In the center of the city there are various monuments, including one in gold in honor of Gurbanguly Berdymoukhamedov on his favorite horse, an akhal-teke. “The Arkadag monument in center of the new city is a tribute to the eminent politician of modernity and the great son of the Turkmen people Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov,” a member of the Ministry of Construction and Development told AFP on condition of anonymity. architecture.”The Hero-Protector constantly familiarized himself with the state of progress throughout the construction period of the city, giving valuable recommendations and advice. Thanks to his efforts, a magnificent city was built”, he continued. During the construction of Arkadag, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov instructed the government to study the inscription in the Guinness Book of Records of this city, which he considers to be the “prettiest, most original and largest in the region”. Turkmenistan, at the bottom of RSF’s press freedom ranking, is accused by international human rights NGOs of lavishly spending revenues from its natural resources in grandiose projects bringing very little benefit to the population.al-bk/bur/sba
2023-06-30 18:05:49
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