At the 61st plenary meeting of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Resolution «Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan» was adopted by consensus. On this occasion, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent a congratulatory message to the President of the country Serdar Berdimuhamedov, TDH reports.

In his address, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that this is the third time that the status of permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan is recognized at the international level:

• The first Resolution was adopted on December 12, 1995 with the support of 185 UN member states
• The second Resolution was approved on June 3, 2015 with the unanimous support of 193 states
• The current Resolution, adopted on March 21, 2025, reaffirms the country's commitment to the principles of neutrality

As emphasized in the congratulations, Turkmenistan's neutrality «is valuable not only for the Turkmen people, but also for all of humanity, an important condition for strengthening peace and mutual trust.»

It is noteworthy that in 2017, at the initiative of Turkmenistan, the UN General Assembly declared December 12 «International Day of Neutrality», which also indicates support for the country's peace-loving policy in the international arena.

Turkmenistan actively cooperates with the UN in various areas, including the activities of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia in Ashgabat and the functioning of the Turkmenistan-UN Strategic Advisory Council.