President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and General Serdar Berdimuhamedov on Wednesday chaired an off-site expanded meeting of the State Security Council in Ashgabat, where he signed a decree appointing a new head of the State Frontier Service of Turkmenistan, according to the country’s official media.
Under the decree, Col. Ilamanov Ilaman Myratgulyyevich was appointed chief of the State Frontier Service of Turkmenistan and commander of the Border Troops. He was relieved of his previous post as deputy chief of the State Frontier Service of Turkmenistan and chief of the General Staff.
Maj. Gen. Nuryyev Yazgeldi Bashimovich was relieved of his duties as chief of the State Frontier Service of Turkmenistan and commander of the Border Troops in connection with a transfer to another position.
During the meeting, the president also approved decisions on awarding state honors to military personnel and law enforcement officers, conferring military and special ranks, and assigning qualification classes. The corresponding decrees were signed in recognition of personal contributions to strengthening the country’s independence and sovereignty, ensuring public order and security, and in connection with Defender of the Fatherland Day, marked annually on Jan. 27.
President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and General Serdar Berdimuhamedov said that under Turkmenistan’s defensive military doctrine, program measures are being consistently implemented to maintain a high level of military security and territorial integrity of the neutral state, strengthen its defense capabilities, and further improve the social and living conditions of service members and their families. He said this work would continue on a systematic basis.
The meeting also reviewed the performance of the military and law enforcement agencies in 2025 and outlined priority tasks for the current year.
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