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Jennifer Lopez serenades repressive ruler of Turkmenistan
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jun 30, 2013 11:23am |
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| Author | Harriet Alexander |
| Media | Newspaper - Daily Telegraph |
| News Date | Sunday, June 30, 2013 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Dressed in sequinned leggings and a long-sleeved white jacket, the 43-year-old performed for a crowd of politicians and energy executives – Turkmenistan has the world’s fourth highest gas reserves, and substantial quantities of oil.
She then changed into traditional Turkmen dress to sing “Happy Birthday” to Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, ruler of the repressive former Soviet country.
Mr Berdymukhamedov had the previous day opened the first stage of a £1.3 billion resort, built on the shores of the Caspian Sea, which features a yacht club and aims to host 20,000 tourists annually when it is completed in 2020.
The country of five million people, which gained independence in 1991, has seen its economy boom as the world scrambles to access its natural resources. The country’s economy grew by 11 per cent last year.
However, it remains one of the world’s most repressive regimes. Amnesty International said last month that it has received credible reports of torture, harassment and imprisonment without trial of critics of the government. |
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