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Due to the wise and humane policy of the state leader [ Turkmen president ] Saparmyrat Turkmenbasy [ Nyyazow ] , the democratization of society has become deep and irreversible . Because of that , sometimes a teacher had to teach three classes at the same time . On October 31 , 2003 , for the first time drivers of minivans did not come to work as a sign of protest against the authorities and their policy . The introduction of ground forces would mark a major NATO policy shift and a shift he was certain the Russians would vigorously oppose . Before the holiday , towns and velayat centers were literally swamped by police officers , soldiers of road patrol and military divisions . The church 's senior priest , Father Alvian , talking to the Turkmen State News agency correspondent , has expressed gratitude to the local authorities , who have allocated very suitable plot of land for the parishioners - an area surrounded by orchards and situated near a small river . President Saparmurat Niyazov canceled his personal participation in the CIS Summit , which convened in Yalta on September 18 , in favor of a last-minute working trip or holiday , as it was variously reported . In the days before the holiday it was difficult for private individuals to even go to the local airport . In our foreign policy we reserve respect for Russia too . Unfortunately , back in the mid-1990s , we had a bit of a parts holiday . Likewise , a local source reports that heavy road control made entry into and out of the city virtually impossible during the period immediately before the Independence Day holiday , on October 27 . Although he made no speech during the review , President Niyazov used these public occasions to remark on Turkmenistan 's foreign policy and on its slow progress toward protection of human rights . He was wearing a dark suit and white shirt with a red tie .