THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BECAME CITIZENS OF TURKMENISTAN ON THE EVE OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NEUTRALITY

On December 11, 2020, in the building of the State Migration Service of the country, a solemn ceremony of presenting passports to persons adopted into the citizenship of Turkmenistan was held.

The President of Turkmenistan signed a Decree “On granting the citizenship of Turkmenistan,” in accordance with which 2580 people have become the citizens of Turkmenistan. Also, the head of state signed a Resolution according to which 874 people received the residence permit in Turkmenistan. 

The eve...

AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE ROLE OF NEUTRALITY IN MAINTENANCE OF PEACE, SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT WAS HELD IN TURKMENISTAN

Today, on December 12, Ashgabat hosted an international conference "Policy of Neutrality and its importance in ensuring international peace, security and sustainable development" dedicated to the 25th anniversary of permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan.  

The President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov participated to the forum of international scale.

The event was attended by the leadership of Mejlis, Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, heads of the minist...

ANTÓNIO GUTERRES: "THE STATUS OF PERMANENT NEUTRALITY OF TURKMENISTAN WILL CONTRIBUTE TO STRENGTHENING PEACE AND SECURITY IN CENTRAL ASIA"

As part of his speech at the International Conference "Policy of Neutrality and its Role in Ensuring International Peace, Security and Sustainable Development", UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, congratulating the leadership of Turkmenistan and the entire Turkmen people on the glorious date, emphasized that by adopting this resolution the General Assembly recognized the status of permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan and expressed the hope that it will contribute to strengthening peace and s...

YOUSEF BIN AHMAD AL-OTHAIMEEN: "WE HIGHLY APPRECIATE TURKMENISTAN'S COMMITMENT TO THE IDEALS OF THE OIC"

In his video message to the participants of the International Conference "Policy of Neutrality and its Role in Ensuring International Peace, Security and Sustainable Development" Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Yousef Bin Ahmad al-Othaimeen addressed warm words of congratulations to the leadership of Turkmenistan and the Turkmen people on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the permanent neutrality of the country.

The head of the OIC noted that the positive po...

SERGEY LEBEDEV: "THE POLICY OF TURKMENISTAN, BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF NEUTRALITY, DESERVES UNIVERSAL RECOGNITION AND RESPECT"

Sergey Lebedev, Chairman of the Executive Committee - Executive Secretary of the CIS, during his video message at the International Conference "Policy of Neutrality and its Role in Ensuring International Peace, Security and Sustainable Development", stated that over 25 years of permanent Neutrality, Turkmenistan has proved the effectiveness of its neutral foreign policy and its compliance with the long-term interests of the world community.

It was especially emphasized that such a policy of T...

VLADIMIR NOROV: "THE STATUS OF A NEUTRAL STATE CONTRIBUTES TO THE GROWTH AND STRENGTHENING OF THE AUTHORITY OF TURKMENISTAN IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA

During the International Conference "Policy of Neutrality and its Role in Ensuring International Peace, Security and Sustainable Development" Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Vladimir Norov emphasized that the status of a neutral state contributes to the growth and strengthening of the authority of Turkmenistan in the international arena as a country aimed at developing mutually beneficial cooperation with all states and peoples of the world, as well as strictly complyi...

AUDREY AZOULAY: "TO IMAGINE A SHARED WORLD, WE NEED DEDICATED MEMBER STATES TO BUILD IT"

As part of her video message at the international conference "The Policy of Neutrality and Its Role in Ensuring International Peace, Security and Sustainable Development", UNESCO Director General Audrey Azulay emphasized that Turkmenistan, having proclaimed its Neutrality, opened a new chapter in its history, which is rich in dialogue between peoples and cultures, and being part of the common roots of humanity.

The Director General of UNESCO stated that “Turkmenistan's Neutrality is a continu...

DURING THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PERMANENT NEUTRALITY OF TURKMENISTAN WAS HIGHLIGHTED

Developing the theme of the current forum, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Central Asia, the Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Natalya Gherman, the Head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat Natalya Drozd, as well as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Turkmenistan Alexander Blokhin highlighted, that Turkmenistan is invariably committed to the principles of the legal status of permanent neutrality and...

A PLENARY SESSION "THE ROLE OF NEUTRALITY IN STRENGTHENING PEACE AND SECURITY" WAS HELD AT IIR MFA OF TURKMENISTAN

On December 12, 2020, at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, within the framework of the International Conference "The Policy of Neutrality and its Role in Ensuring International Peace, Security and Sustainable Development", a plenary session was held on the topic "The Role of Neutrality in Strengthening Peace and Security."

The meeting was attended by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenis...

FREE TRADE AND THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN PROMOTING COOPERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - IN THE FOCUS OF THE PLENARY SESSION

On December 12, 2020, a plenary session was held on the topic "Mutually beneficial economic cooperation, free trade and the role of international organizations in promoting cooperation for sustainable development" at the Turkmen State University named after Makhtumkuli, within the framework of the International Conference "Policy of Neutrality and its role in ensuring international peace, security and sustainable development".

The meeting was attended by the heads and representatives of the t...