Ilyas Akmuhammedovich Gaypov was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Islamic Republic of Iran (Tehran). President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed the relevant Decree today, November 24. This was reported in the "Vatan" news program. Also, on the basis of another decree signed by the Turkmen leader, Ilyas Akmuhammedovich Gayipov was granted the diplomatic status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.