Turkmenistan elected Vice President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly
Turkmenistan received good news from the headquarters of the United Nations in New York. On June 6, Turkmenistan was elected Vice President of the forthcoming 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly. It should be noted that previously Turkmenistan was elected as the vice-president of the 58th, 62nd, 64th, 68th, 71st, 75th and 77th sessions of the UN General Assembly. Thus, Turkmenistan is elected vice-president of this prestigious body for the 8th time.
In the Epoch of the Revival of a new era of powerful state of Turkmenistan under the leadership of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov continues consistently implement the foreign policy course, based on the status of permanent neutrality, the principles of peacefulness, good neighborliness, mutual respect and equal constructive partnerships. The cooperation between Turkmenistan and UN is developing day by day and our country is the active participant of all the events. Our country stands for the optimal use of the potential the United Nations, its political and diplomatic tools and high authority in order to reach constructive solutions and ensure universal and comprehensive security as a key condition for the fulfillment of all strategic tasks of the UN, including achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. In its activities during the forthcoming session of the General Assembly UN Turkmenistan will be guided by strict adherence to the principles neutrality, non-intervention, firm commitment to peaceful, political means of resolving conflicts and contradictions. As you know, our country is the author of important peacekeeping initiatives enshrined in UNGA resolutions, including proclamation of the next year 2025 as the International Year of Peace and Trust. This initiative aims to bring together efforts to strengthen traditions of peaceful and trusting coexistence of the peoples of the planet, working together through dialogue and cooperation to respond to global challenges, solving existing problems and building a better a conflict-free future for future generations. At the regular session of the General Assembly opening in New York in September Assembly of the United Nations Turkmenistan will propose start discussing the possibilities of developing a Strategy for a global security based on the principles of the UN Charter and universally recognized norms international law, taking into account current realities and trends in the world development. In order to achieve universal and comprehensive security, our country proceeds from the need to give the activities of the UN a pronounced regional context, which is intended to bring due specificity to improve its effectiveness. Preservation and strengthening of stability in the regional aspect are an integral part of ensuring a universal and comprehensive security. In this direction in Priority positions Turkmenistan, the relevance of such an issue to the international agenda as helping to achieve peace and harmony in Afghanistan, taking into account existing realities, including the provision economic and humanitarian assistance to this country and the Afghan people. This is a clear confirmation readiness of Turkmenistan for further consolidation of efforts in addressing key issues of the regional and global agenda, development of them joint responsible approaches based on goodwill, humanistic principles and creative partnership.
Merdan BERDINIYAZOV,
Senior Lecturer of the Institute of International Relations of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.