Turkmen president makes cabinet reshuffles.

ASHGABAT, July 10 (Itar-Tass) -- Turkmen President Gurbanguly
Berdymukhamedov has made changes in the government.
More than 20 dismissing and appointing decrees and the same number of
reprimands mostly to heads of regional administrations were signed after
Friday's government meeting that discussed the results of the first half
of this year, the presidential press service reported on Saturday.
The vice-premiers in charge of financial and agricultural issues were
replaced. Tuvakmammet Dzaparov, who was for three years in charge of the
financial and budget area, was relieved of the position and appointed to
head the Central Bank. Myratgeldy Akmammedov responsible for the agrarian
sector was removed for the failure to carry out his duties.
Heads of more than 20 regional administrations received severe
reprimands from the president for the inability to properly organize the
work of farm producers to have rich wheat harvests.
Mammetniyaz Nurmammedov, who headed the Dashoguz regional
administration, is appointed new vice-premier in charge of the
agricultural sector. Finance Minister Annamukhamet Gochyev is appointed
deputy government head for financial and bank issues. His deputy
Dovletgeldy Sadykov is appointed to head the ministry. Esenmyrat
Orazgeldiyev heads of the Dashoguz regional administration. Previously he
was rector at the Turkmen Agricultural Institute.
The heads of the Building Materials Industry Ministry, the State
Tourism and Sport Committee, the Turkmenatlary (Turkmen Horses)
Association and the association of cattle breeding joint stock companies
are replaced.
Annamyrat Polladov is appointed new editor of the central newspaper
Turkmenistan. He is relieved of the position of deputy head of the
country's state news service.
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