ASHGABAT (TCA) — Radio Azatlyk, with reference to sources in the Turkmen government, reports that some 1,879,413 people left Turkmenistan for permanent residence abroad or for permanent jobs, Chronicles of Turkmenistan independent foreign-based news website reported.
One of the Radio Azatlyk sources said that the results of the census held in 2012 were classified for this reason. The results of the census turned out to be unexpected even for the authorities.
“When this data was presented to the President, he was furious as this greatly discredited his governance,” an Azatlyk source reports.
According to the sources of the Radio, no more than 3.3 …read more
Source: The Times of Central Asia
