Delegates of the People's Council, the Halk Maslakhaty, approve of the presidency of Turkmenistan's new leader Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov during his inauguration in Ashgabat in February 2007. Berdymukhamedov became gas-rich Turkmenistan's new president, pledging to follow a path set by late authoritarian leader Saparmurat Niyazov and respect existing energy contracts
Photograph: Gleb Garanich/ Reuters
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