President of Turkmenistan has unveiled a 50ft golden statue of his favourite dog breed

Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, the president of Turkmenistan has unveiled a 50ft golden statue of his favourite dog breed in the country’s capital.

The 67-year-old, who has ruled the Middle Eastern country since 2007, revealed the statue of the Turkmen Alabi dog at a ceremony this week.