At the meeting of Cabinet of Ministers held on May 25, Friday, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Decree on appointment of the director of the State Agency for Management and Usage of Hydrocarbon Resources at the President of Turkmenistan Kakayev Yagshygeldi Ylyasovich as Vice-chairman of Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.

Nedirov Bayramgeldi Rejepovich was dismissed from position of minister of oil and gas industry and mineral resources of Turkmenistan because of serious shortcomings committed in his post.

Abdyllayev Kakageldi Bashimovich, who took up a position of deputy chairman of the “Turkmengaz” State Concern, was appointed as acting minister of oil and gas industry and mineral resources of Turkmenistan.

The head of state also made appointments on diplomatic positions. So, Rustamova Chinar Tajiyevna was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Tajikistan (Dushanbe); Shiriyev Shiri Akoyliyevich - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Uzbekistan (Tashkent); Yazberdiyev Myrat Kakayevich - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Belarus (Minsk).