Saparmurat Niyazov

UNIAN FILE. Turkmenistan's authoritarian president Saparmurat Niyazov is seen listening to Ukrainian national anthem during his visit to Kiev on this file photo taken in Ukraine's capital May 14, 2001. As "Russia" TV-channel informs, Monday morining, Nov. 25, 2002 Niyazov was attacked in Turkmenistan's capital Ashkhabad. A "KamAz" truck stopped on the road junction and machine-gunned the President's escort on the way to work. Niyazov wasn't hurt. Photo by Dmitry Gavrish / UNIAN