AKIPRESS.COM - The UN General Assembly adopted the resolution "Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan", the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported.
The document was approved at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly under Agenda item 61 "Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping". The resolution was co-authored by 67 states.
Introducing the resolution, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations Aksoltan Atayeva emphasized that the status of permanent neutrality is the basis of Turkmenistan's foreign policy and the foundation for implementation of the country's balanced peacekeeping doctrine in the international arena.
She noted that the country has demonstrated the effectiveness of this status as a key instrument for the implementation of preventive diplomacy since the adoption of the first UN General Assembly resolution on the Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan on December 12, 1995.
Upon the initiative of Turkmenistan, in 2017, the UN General Assembly proclaimed December 12 as the International Day of Neutrality. The Group of Friends of Neutrality was established on the UN platform, and this year landmark events are being held within the framework of the International Year of Peace and Trust.