25th anniversary of Permanent Neutrality- TURKMENISTAN- Main objectives of Foreign Policy- Neutrality of Turkmenistan- 2020 - Turkmenistan Home of Neutrality.

Main objectives of Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy of Turkmenistan is based on the Constitution, the Constitutional Act on the Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan, Foreign policy concept of Turkmenistan as a neutral state, other legislative acts. Turkmenistan's foreign policy is a logical extension of domestic policy and is determined by the international legal status of permanent neutrality, recognized by the United Nations. The main objectives of Turkmenistan's foreign policy are:

* The preservation and strengthening of the state sovereignty of Turkmenistan, increase its role and importance in the international system;

* The creation of favorable foreign political conditions for the internal development of the state;

* Upholding and implementation of the national interests of Turkmenistan by all forms existing in the international practice of diplomatic contacts;

* Ensuring security of Turkmenistan by political, diplomatic means

* Ensuring full compliance of Turkmenistan's foreign policy actions with international law and the UN Charter. The Concept of foreign course of Neutral Turkmenistan in 2017 - 2023, which is to improve the authority of our sovereign state in the world arena and to support the expansion of international relations, has been developed and is successfully implemented.

Neutrality of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan has chosen the model, which was named a Positive Neutrality and specified its fundamental provisions, which are peace-loving, non-interference in affairs of other states, respect of their sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-involvement in international military organizations and treaties.

Turkmenistan started to pursue sovereign neutral but at the same time an active and constructive foreign policy.

Therefore, it is no wonder that the world has accepted our efforts for strengthening of Neutrality of Turkmenistan as international and legal status with friendliness and understanding. Our country received support from the neighboring countries at first and after in Non-alignment Movement. The status of Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan, recognized by the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly of December 12, 1995 and again supported by the resolution of the UN General Assembly of June 3, 2015 is the basis of the country's foreign policy, its approaches to the development of international cooperation.

The Neutrality of Turkmenistan and its basic characteristics such as: peacefulness, active peacemaking, non-participation in military conflicts, alliances and treaties, noninterference in the internal affairs of other...

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