The Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty noted the importance of the neutral status of the Turkmen state

Speaking at a meeting of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov emphasised that in the future year of 2025, a significant date will be widely celebrated at the international level - the 30th anniversary of the permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan.

As you know, at the 63rd plenary meeting of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on the initiative of Turkmenistan, 2025 was proclaimed the «International Year of Peace and Trust», - said the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty.

In this regard, it was emphasised that in the International Year of Peace and Trust, also marked by the 30th anniversary of the permanent neutrality of our independent state, the global task is to strengthen cooperation and mutual understanding on the planet.

Neutrality is a doctrine that illuminates our undertakings at the global level, calling peoples to peace and cooperation, friendship and brotherhood, unity, promoting humanism, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stated, noting that this doctrine gives energy to our people to achieve new frontiers, creating and building in the name of the great future of their native Fatherland. At the same time, it was emphasized that over the past 30 years, our neutral state, having accumulated rich experience in this area, has become a centre of harmony and friendship. Based on the legal status of neutrality, our country as a responsible member of the world community and in the future, based on the philosophy of «Dialogue is a guarantee of peace», will make a worthy contribution to the development of international relations, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty said.