Mohammed Wajeeh Juma'a on Sunday was elected as the new president of the Syrian Turkmen Assembly
Mohammed Wajeeh Juma'a has been named as new president of assembly
Mohammed Wajeeh Juma'a on Sunday was elected as the new president of the Syrian Turkmen Assembly.
The results were announced in a written statement after the fourth General Assembly meeting was held in capital Ankara.
According to the statement, 360 Turkmen delegates from Aleppo, Latakia, Hama-Homs, Damascus-Golan and Raqqah regions along with members of three political parties participated in the meeting.
The new leader and over 40 assembly members were named following a 'democratic election', the statement added.
Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag, Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmet Yildiz and representatives from Syrian opposition groups had also attended the meeting.
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