Region Central Asia ![Tashiev Returns to Kyrgyzstan, Questioned as a ‘Witness’ Tashiev Returns to Kyrgyzstan, Questioned as a ‘Witness’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sizes/thumbn
Topic Politics ![Tashiev Returns to Kyrgyzstan, Questioned as a ‘Witness’ Tashiev Returns to Kyrgyzstan, Questioned as a ‘Witness’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sizes/thumbnail/t
Meret Orazov served as Turkmenistan’s ambassador to the United States since February 2001. His 25-year tenure came to an abrupt end on March 6, 2026, when a decree signed by Turkmen President Serdar B