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India looks to
Turkmenistan as a trusted friend : Soz
New Delhi, December 25, 2006
Prof. Saifuddin Soz, Minister of Water Resources, led the
Indian delegation to the state funeral of Mr. Saparmurat
Niyazov, the late President of Turkmenisatan, held on 24th
December, 2006 at Ashagabat and returned here today.
A large number of world leaders, including President of
Afganiastan Hamid Karzai, President of Kazakhastan Nursultan
Nazarbayev, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmonov, Prime
Minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz and Prime Minister of Russia
Mikhail Fradkow attended the funeral.
Prof. Soz laid a wreath at the coffin of the late President,
who lay in state at the Turkmenbashy Presidential Palace in
the heart of the city. Prof. Soz was accompanied by Shri R.P.
Kaushik, Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan and other senior
officials of the Government of India. He conveyed India’s
deepest condolences on the sad demise of the Turkmenistan
President to the family members of the late President
including his wife and son. He told the family members that
India shared their bereavement most sincerely.
Prof. Soz also met the acting President of the Turkmenistan,
Mr. Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov and other members of the
Cabinet and offered India’s condolences. He assured the acting
President that India looked to Turkmenisan as a trusted friend
and was interested in promoting and strengthening the
traditional bonds of friendship that bind us. Mr.
Berdymuhammedov reciprocated Prof. Soz’s sentiments.
During the visit to Ashagabat, Prof. Soz had a meeting with
President Rahmonov of Tajikistan. President Rahmonov conveyed
his appreciation of the strong relationship enjoyed by India
and Tajiskistan. President Rahmonov and Prof. Soz discussed
possibilities of India’s involvement in the proposed project
of export of electricity from Tajikistan to India.
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