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The concept of foreign policy course of Turkmenistan for 2017 – 2023 draws positive international response

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Numerous reports spread by leading domestic and foreign mass media in these days mentioned that document developed by the request of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov outlines foreign policy of independent neutral Turkmenistan for the next seven years taking into accounts the position of the country on actual issues of modern international politics.

Popular internets resource “TURKMENISTAN.RU” was one of the first to report that programme speeches of the President of Turkmenistan on foreign policy issues, international legal documents signed with foreign states and international organizations as well as documents related to international law laid in the foundation of the adopted Concept.

In its turn, “The State News” portal (www.rusgosnews.com) specified that President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov gave utterance to 17 articles of the main directions of foreign policy, which have to be worked on in 2017 – 2023.

The articles made special mentioned that broad and multidimensional cooperation with the United Nations is strategic vector of international activity of sovereign Turkmenistan.

It was highlighted in the comments that Turkmenistan also intends to expand the relations with other competent international and regional organization including the OSCE, the Islamic Cooperation Organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Association, the Non- Alignment Movement and others.

Independent experts highly evaluated the focus of our country on expansion of international cooperation in urgent issues of modernity and achievement of specific results under the presidency of Turkmenistan in the International Fund for Saving of the Aral Sea in 2016 – 2019 as well as in the Conference of the Energy Charter.

The world press stated that development of close and versatile relations with the neighbouring countries remains the most important direction of foreign policy of Turkmenistan.

“The Concept presents specific plans and directions for future consolidation of friendly relations and accumulation of fruitful partnership with neighbouring states and countries of the regions, with the peoples united with Turkmen people by old historical and cultural relations”, - regional websites informed numerous subscribers.

Political scientists had the same opinion that well-thought and far-seeing foreign policy strategy, developed and implemented under the leadership of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, demonstrates in practice the increased actualization of neutrality institution and effectiveness of its mechanisms in modern conditions.

Numerous Russian printing and electronic media made an accent on the fact that Turkmen Leader marked out Russian Federation as strategic partner of Turkmenistan.

“President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, re-elected by overwhelming majority of the voters on February 12 to the third Presidential period, named Russian Federation as the first among strategic partners of Turkmenistan” - tvoygorodpskov.ru website mentioned referring to Turkmen mass media.

Another internet resource nevainfo.ru noted that Turkmen cooperation with Russia on both bilateral basis as well as under international organizations proved its effectiveness and that I meets the interest of both states.

In its turn, Newstes portal highlights the intent of Turkmen side to continue developing direct cooperation with the regions of Russian Federation, which demonstrate increased interest ti Turkmen market.

“Morning News” e-news (www.morning-news.ru) paid attention to that fact that Turkmenistan, being associated member of the Commonwealth of Independent States, seeks to continue developing of its activity under the CIS in accordance with the main standards of its neutral legal status.

The Chinese news agency Xinhua (Russian.News.CN) cited the words of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov who noted that our country is united with the people’s Republic of china by close friendship relations and strategic partnership.

It was informed by other news lines of leading world media agencies that the Concept of foreign policy course of Turkmenistan for 2017 – 2023 also stipulates the continuation of fruitful relations with European countries and United States of America established recently, together with which our country intends to counteract new challenges and threats of the present and efficiently cooperate in provision of energy security.

In this regards, the journalists noted that recently, Turkmenistan managed to expand considerably the geography of international cooperation, having included new perspective directions. Thus, “Finmarket” news agency mentioned that President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov highlighted the necessity of serious study of the resources of cooperation with the countries of Latin America and African Union.

Emphasizing the importance of adopted document, foreign press notes that the Concept of foreign policy course of Turkmenistan for the nest seven years is aimed at provision of favourable external conditions for steadfast development of Turkmen state and society, further accumulation of constructive, interested dialog in regional and global scale.

Popular internet resource SNG.TODAY expressed the confidenc e that adopted Concept, aimed at support of universal peace, security and prosperity, would promote not only consolidation of international authority of the country but also its activation of the cooperation with other states and international organizations.

Invariably following the principles of humanity, tolerance and good neighbourhood, our state transfer these conceptions to its relation with the rest of the world. That is why neutral status of our country reveal itself as a factor making positive influence on stabilization of the situation in the region and the world, stimulation of fruitful cooperation of the sates and international organizations during solution of urgent issues of political, economic, humanitarian and environmental character.