Today President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the Secretary General of the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) Dusen Kaseinov, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in a representative forum dedicated to the International Day of Neutrality, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reports.

Expressing gratitude to the head of Turkmenistan for the time allotted for a personal conversation, the guest congratulated President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and, in his person, all Turkmen citizens on December 12, the International Day of Neutrality and the 26th anniversary of our country gaining the status of permanent neutrality, wishing health and prosperity, new outstanding success in promoting a progressive peacekeeping policy.

Taking this opportunity, the head of the international organization expressed deep gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan for supporting the activities of TURKSOY, a significant contribution to the cultural rapprochement of peoples.

Warmly welcoming the head of the international organization, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stressed that the development of cultural ties is one of the key vectors of the foreign policy of neutral Turkmenistan. In this context, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted the fruitful nature of the dialogue with TURKSOY, aimed at preserving, studying and popularizing in the world the richest cultural heritage of the Turkic-speaking peoples, which is an integral part of the universal cultural treasury.

Continuing the meeting, the President of Turkmenistan and his guest exchanged views on priority aspects of cooperation, calling for further deepening of fruitful contacts in the area of culture and art, stimulation of mutually beneficial creative exchanges. In particular, the focus was on the preparation for the 300th anniversary of the Turkmen poet-philosopher Magtymguly Fraghi.

The head of state and his guest were unanimous in the opinion that the creative heritage of the great Master of the word, permeated with lofty humanistic ideals, is the property of not only the Turkic-speaking peoples, but of all mankind, and deserves widespread popularization, especially among young people.

The head of the Organization expressed gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan for the high organization of the International Conference "Politics of Peace and Trust - the Basis of International Security, Stability and Development", stressing the importance of this representative forum in solving global issues of our time.

"The active position of independent neutral Turkmenistan in pursuing a policy of universal peace and security has earned your country great prestige, as evidenced by the UN support for your initiative to declare 2021 the International Year of Peace and Confidence," said the head of TURKSOY.

“The success of the current conference, which was a global event, once again confirms the positiveness and effectiveness of the foreign policy of the Turkmen state based on the principles of neutralism, contributing to the development of relations of friendship and brotherhood on a regional and global scale,” said Mr. Dusen Kaseinov.

In turn, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stressed that Turkmenistan, within the framework of its foreign policy course based on the principles of positive neutrality, will continue to actively promote the establishment of close humanitarian contacts in the regional and global dimensions.