Turkmenistan: What's up, Arkadag
Turkmenistan: What's up, Arkadag Turkmenistan is playing host to many important regional guests these days. What's up? On April 29, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev traveled to Ashgabat for no obviously urgent purpose. An Uzbek government press release on the visit focused mainly on the informal niceties, such as Mirziyoyev expressing his condolences on the recent passing of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov's 89-year-old father, Malikguly. The Uzbek leader then congratulated Berdymukhamedov with his recent installation as chairman of the newly formed Senate - a position that a president...