Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov changed Head of the Turkmen National Security Committee during a Tuesday session of the Cabinet. Colonel Batyr Busakov, former Turkmen Deputy Interior Minister responsible for specialized institutions and former Deputy Head of the president's bodyguards was appointed head of the Turkmen National Security Committee instead of Colonel-General Ponran Berdyev. It is expected that the former Head of the Turkmen National Security Committee will be appointed head of the Balkan region. (RIA Novosti)