Turkmen President celebrates his birthday with Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

The American pop-diva Jennifer Lopez sing Saturday night's birthday Berdymukhamedov, President of Turkmenistan, one of the most closed in the world in a resort on the shores of the Caspian countries.

J. Lo is probably the first western star to perform in the former Soviet Central Asian republic known for its vast gas reserves and its poor record on human rights.

She sings with stars from the Ukraine, Russia and Turkey in a concert dedicated to the 56 years of the Turkmen president in the city of Avaza, whose name means "land of the singing waves", some 400 km northwest Ashgabat.

The Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan on Saturday confirmed to AFP that Jennifer Lopez had arrived and was preparing for the concert.

A member of his team for questioning his hand on his Twitter account: "I wonder where my followers in Turkmenistan?" countries where Internet access is strictly controlled by the state

This is the oil company. China's CNPC, which was built in 2009 a pipeline to transport Turkmen gas to China, which organized the movement of Jennifer Lopez, told AFP a group representative.

The latest report of the NGO Human Rights Watch has described Turkmenistan as the "one of the most repressive regimes in the world."

The country is also booming construction in recent years including $ 2 billion invested in the only resort of Avaza since 2007. This desert city is able to accommodate up to 20,000 tourists per year by 2020.

President Berdymukhamedov inaugurated Saturday as the first yacht club in the country to Avaza, built by Turkish Polimeks group that could accommodate 40 yachts and 44 villas offer.