Editor's Note.

The year 2021 has been unanimously declared by the UNGA through a resolution initiated by Turkmenistan as the International Year of Peace and Confidence. This was a visionary and a forward looking approach as the world is battling with the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan. For the projection of peace and prosperity in the region and beyond, Turkmenistan has played a greater role. Through its foreign and regional policy conduct, Turkmenistan promoting the UN Agenda of 2030 and taking substantial steps to implement Sustainable Development Goals embedded in the entire Socio Economic Development of Turkmenistan for the period of 2019-2025. This also reflects how meaningfully Turkmenistan is focusing on creating the atmosphere of peace and prosperity for all. It meant this to highlight the importance of preventive diplomacy, dialogue and through multilateral diplomacy, the world will be free from all kinds of conflict hence a prosperous world that everyone being on this planet is envisioning and dreaming for.

Role of Turkmenistan will remain in the forefront in making this dream a reality. Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality policy is a stance of non-confrontational worldview that reflects the country's honest and strict adherence to the UN Charter and principles, including all international legal statutes. Last year was celebrated as the "Turkmenistan-Home of Neutrality" with a primary aim was to strengthen global understanding about the policy of positive neutrality of Turkmenistan. The policy adopted by Turkmenistan is an international instrument to promote peace, stability and development. This policy is helping to promote international and regional peace and stability through the collaborative effort with UN and other important international organizations.

This unique policy was declared by Turkmenistan in July 1992 as part of its foreign policy and later on 12 December 1995, the UN General Assembly adopted by the "Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan" unanimously by 185 member states. Each year has been named by Turkmenistan as a special year and a thematic importance is provided to highlight significance of the country's global standing at the national, regional and global level. Neutrality has remained at the heart bed of the country's national ethos. It is how the country has been defined by the very fact that it is preaching world peace and humanitarianism. The status of the permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan has been recognized by the...