Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Sept.27 / Trend H.Hasanov /
The Majlis or parliament of Turkmenistan has adopted a resolution "On the chairman of the Turkmen Parliamentary Committee for Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms" and elected Pirnazar Khudainazarov to this post.
The committee was formed in 2009 along with other committees, including the Committee for Science, Education and Culture, the Committee for Economics and Social Policy, the Committee for International and Inter-Parliamentary Relations, to work with the government.
The parliament was elected in December 2008. Some 288 candidates were nominated for 125 parliamentary seats.
The parliamentary term is five years.
According to the Turkmen constitution, the Turkmen parliament passes laws, makes changes and additions to the Constitution of Turkmenistan; examines the state budget approval, addresses questions on holding referendums, announce presidential elections, parliamentary elections, considers issues on appointment and dismissal of the chief of Supreme Court, attorney general, interior minister, and minister of justice, ratifies and terminates international treaties, and address issues on change of state borders and the administrative-territorial division of Turkmenistan.