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Trust, and we read that Turkmenistan came up
with a proposal to host a conference on peace
and trust in 2025. Could you tell us about it?
The designation of 2025 as the International
Year of Peace and Trust by the United Nations
General Assembly reflects the global commit-
ment to fostering a culture of dialogue, mutual
understanding, and cooperation. This initiative
aligns closely with Turkmenistan’s long-stand-
ing policy of neutrality and its active promotion
of peace and trust as core principles of interna-
tional relations.

Turkmenistan’s proposal to host a conference on
peace and trust in 2025 underscores our coun-
try’s dedication to these ideals. As a neutral
state recognized by the UN, Turkmenistan has
consistently provided platforms for dialogue,
including initiatives facilitated through the UN
Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for
Central Asia. Hosting this conference would re-
inforce Turkmenistan’s role as a global advocate
for peace and multilateral cooperation.

The conference aims to bring together member
states, international organizations, and experts
to discuss practical measures for advancing the
goals of the International Year of Peace and Trust.
It will focus on key issues such as strengthening the diverse and interconnected challenges of the
preventive diplomacy, fostering regional stabil- modern world. Our approach is based on bal-
ity, and promoting sustainable development as a anced engagement, where the level of activity de-
foundation for peace. The event will also serve as pends on the relevance of issues on the agenda.
an opportunity to reflect on best practices and
develop actionable strategies for building. If there are no pressing matters or initiatives with-
in a particular organization requiring immediate
By hosting this conference, we seek to reaffirm attention, the level of interaction may naturally
our commitment to the principles of the UN be lower. However, this does not diminish the
Charter and contribute meaningfully to global importance of that partnership. On the contrary,
efforts toward a more peaceful and cooperative we remain fully prepared to resume or strengthen
international environment. This initiative high- collaboration as soon as shared interests or chal-
lights the importance of collaboration and un- lenges arise that demand collective action.
derscores the central role of trust in achieving
lasting peace and sustainable development. In this way, Turkmenistan strives to maintain
open, constructive, and equitable relations with
Which among the different organisations do you all international organizations, whether in the
cooperate with most - Human Rights? UNECE? areas of human rights, sustainable development,
UNCTAD or others? economics, or environmental protection, guided
As a nation committed to the principles of mul- by mutual benefit and global priorities.
tilateral dialogue and neutrality, Turkmenistan
values its cooperation with all international or- We were very impressed to learn that your coun-
ganizations equally. We firmly believe that each try granted citizenship to all stateless persons in
organization plays a crucial role in addressing your country. Could you tell us more about this

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