Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 16 January 2013 (nCa) — When taken together, the speech of President Berdymuhamedov at the expanded cabinet meeting on 11 January and his address to the joint session of the parliament on 14 January give a fairly clear picture of where Turkmenistan plans to go in 2013. What is somewhat fuzzy is […]
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Berdymuhamedov addresses parliament
Ashgabat, 15 January 2013 (nCa) — President Berdymuhamedov addressed Monday a joint session of the parliament and the government [full cabinet plus national security council]. We are producing here the complete translation of his speech, with some passages edited slightly for clarity: Dear deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan! It has become a tradition for […]
Speech of President Berdymuhamedov at cabinet meeting on 11 January 2013
nCa Report Ashgabat, 14 January 2013 (nCa) — President Berdymuhamedov delivered a keynote address to a gathering of the top officials on Friday (11 Jan). This is a traditional annual event where the president sums up the achievements of the past year and outlines the plans for the starting year. Here is the slightly summarized […]
“The End of Time for Rulers”!!
General Mirza Aslam Beg, Former Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan No, this is not going to happen, the way Dr. Qadri wants, nor his ‘dharna’ on Quaid-e-Azam Avenue, is going to be the “Tipping Point”, as some analysts have opined. In fact Dr. Qadri, now is on the back foot and would soon be booted-out. […]
India/Pakistani Detente’ Went Into the Ground with Mullah Nazir
Peter Chamberlin The military-dominated politics pushed by Mr. Saeed are identical to those of the actual “Taliban,” who were nice enough to provide America with a convenient excuse to wage experimental techno-warfare in Afghanistan (SEE: Rightwing alliance is revived ; Pushing Pakistan’s Buttons–or, Shit Rolls Downhill). Saeed likes to try to capitalize on the hot-button right-wing […]