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Children wait for the arrival of Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhamedov prior to the opening of a children's medical centre as part of the events inaugurating the new city of Arkadag – named in honour of Turkmenistan's former leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov – in Arkadag, some 30 kilometres (18 miles) outside the capital Ashgabat, on June 29, 2023. The reclusive Central Asian country bordering the Caspian Sea has been ruled by the Berdymukhamedov family for more than 16 years. Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov officially stepped down as president of the ex-Soviet nation last year and was replaced by his son, Serdar Berdymukhamedov. (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP Photo)
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