On February 18, 2009, by the decree of the president of Turkmenistan a new professional holiday –Day of diplomats of Turkmenistan was established in the county. It has become a symbol of peace-loving course of the foreign policy of our country, is adherence to the principles of goodly neighbourhood and cooperation, friendship and mutual understanding, openness and creation.
Turkmenistan by right has earned a high authority as a reliable and far-sighted partner and ardent follower of principles of equality, and justice in international affairs, an active guide of the idea of wide cooperation in the name of progress and development of countries and nations. A number of large achievements in the foreign policy of Turkmenistan can serve a bright example for it in the face of international organizations. First of all, among them it should be noted, particularly, election of our county to the membership of the UNESCO for 2013-2015, the executive council of the UNESCO for 2013-2017, unanimously adoption of the project of the resolution of Turkmenistan by the UN General Assembly in May, last year «on reliable and stable transit of energy resources and its role in ensuring stable development and international cooperation». These events have become a bright evidence of recognition of the international community a great contribution of our country into the activity of the UNO, its readiness for further development of cooperation with Turkmenistan.
A priority direction of the foreign policy course of Turkmenistan is cooperation with UNO. Choice on UNO as a strategic partner is natural and has deep world outlook. There lies coincidence of long-term goals of Turkmenistan with goals of UNO, first of all, in the context of establishment of harmonic and stable interstate relations in Central Asia, creation of durable mechanisms of support of regional peace and security. It is with the reliance on UNO, its political and diplomatic tools, as Turkmenistan thinks, one should establish and operate the activity of international community, first of all, countries of the region themselves.
Defining it a priority of the foreign policy of strengthening of goodly neighbourhood relations in Central Asia and Caspian basin, Turkmenistan actively supports the mechanism of multilateral political dialogue with a view of development of mutually acceptable approaches to the most important issues of present and promising development of Central Asia and region of the Caspian basin. Such dialogue will facilitate the best mutual understanding and consistency of views of its participants on the problems for ensuring long-term peace, security, and stability in this part of this planet, development of adequate models of partnership interaction and coordination of efforts. The point is that it concerns formation of principally new political and psychological background here, favourably confirming and strengthening relations between countries and promoting non-confronted outlook , conscious disapproval of military forces as a tool of decision of existing problems and disputed issues. Such approach as Turkmenistan thinks is the most important condition for establishment of true goodly neighbourhood relations in the territory of Central Asia and Caspian basin.
In full, it refers to formation of such important link of the global architecture of security as energy security. The famous initiatives of Turkmenistan in the sphere of international deliveries of energy resources in its essence are the harbinger of a new view on this issue. In its essence – the same non-confronted model , transition to cooperation from rivalry , from one-sided action dictated by small groups of either cooperative motifs , to multi-sided harmonization of interests , from polarization of routes of energy delivery to their subordination to goals of development and support of integration processes. Turkmenistan is sure that in today’s conditions configuration of routes , principles and schemes of interrelations in the world energy space should correspond to objective realities of development of the global economy, satisfy all rising demands and necessity for energy resources both traditional and new economic centres, facilitate to overcome rupture between countries and regions in development. Our country offers the world community to start to the development of general world outlook and political and legal platforms in the energy sphere.
It is clear that such cooperation needs the accurate documenting envisaging adoption of definite multilateral obligations – political, legal, financial, economic, and technical. The point is that it concerns a universal international legal mechanism regulating the principles of interrelations in the energy sphere. The following the spirit and contention of the last year resolution of the UN General Assembly, Turkmenistan actively works upon creation of an international expert group for preparation of such mechanism.
One of the main directions of the foreign policy and diplomacy of Turkmenistan is participation in the activity of the OSCE. It is directed to creation of efficient mechanisms for warning and neutralization of international conflicts, combat of political and religious extremism, terroristic threat, drug trafficking, and trans-border crime, development of modern models of international cooperation in the sphere of delivery of energy carriers. Turkmenistan attaches due attention to participation in the activity of other important international and regional organizations – Movement of Non-Alignment, CIS, ICO, ECO, – in compliance with its neutral status. In this regard, the successful chairmanship of Turkmenistan at the CIS in 2012 was a more brightful event and it has confirmed a constructive approach of our country to multilateral cooperation based upon equality and mutual respect.
It has significantly broadened and enriched its dialogue with large powers and world political and economic centres – China, USA, Russian Federation, and EU. Turkmenistan shares common interests with them in such key direction of cooperation as –policy, economy, energy, investment, and education. With its regional neighbours, Turkmenistan’s relations have also assumed a new content. Transport and pipeline projects with participation of Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India become reality, one can scarcely overestimate their significance today. Cooperation with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, and country of the Baltics continues to be strengthened.
In its foreign policy strategy Turkmenistan takes into account all rising interests in it from the side of countries of the Near and Middle east. There are huge potentials in this regard for realization of transport and transit corridors from Central Asia in the southern direction with accesses to sea terminals in the Indian Ocean. He Asian –Pacific Ocean region becomes more and more important direction for Turkmenistan. The potential of cooperation with countries of the region is great and it was confirmed by the past visits of the president of Turkmenistan to the People’s Republic of China, Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea.
Relations with Latin America also grow gradually and it today becomes one of the most dynamically developing regions of the world. By the decision of the president of Turkmenistan, potentially ambassadors of our country have been accredited to Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, and Venezuela and it was worthily assessed by the authorities of these countries.
Formulating the tasks set before the Turkmen diplomacy, the President of Turkmenistan particularly highlights the state-economic sphere, necessity to study and analyze attentively the economic situation in the countries of stay of the Turkmen embassies, outline the sphere, where bilateral ties should get development, gain experience in advancement of economic interests of our country.
Great attention today is paid to the development of international cultural cooperation. Turkmenistan is open for the world, wide contacts between the representatives of creative professions. International festivals are organized in the country with participation of the workers of arts from entire world. Within the last years, it is frequently held the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan in abroad and Days of Culture of other countries in Turkmenistan.
Initiative and creative position of Turkmenistan becomes today more visible factor of the international life. Proposals of the President of Turkmenistan in the sphere of security, disarmament, energy cooperation, ecology, steps on forestalling and neutralization of conflict situations in the Central Asia, initiation of the large international economic projects have positive influence on nature of interstate relations in the region and beyond its borders and create the foundation of partnership on the principles of multilateral benefit, balance of interests, compatibility of different viewpoints.
The tasks aimed at strengthening of international positions of the country, use of favorable conditions for expansion of bilateral and multilateral cooperation set before the Turkmen diplomacy. In accordance with the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan, it will be expanded the diplomatic and consular presence in various regions of the world, make more active the cooperation in such new prospective trends as South and Central Europe, Mediterranean basin, Asian and Pacific region, Latin America. Particular trend of activity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will become ecological and transport diplomacy. Special attention will be paid to accurate realization of situations of mentioned resolution on reliable and stable transit of energy bearers to the world markets. Strengthening of international cooperation of Turkmenistan in the cultural, scientific and educational spheres will become major trend in the light of election of our country as member of the Executive Council of UNESCO for 2013-2015.
Turkmenistan by right has earned a high authority as a reliable and far-sighted partner and ardent follower of principles of equality, and justice in international affairs, an active guide of the idea of wide cooperation in the name of progress and development of countries and nations. A number of large achievements in the foreign policy of Turkmenistan can serve a bright example for it in the face of international organizations. First of all, among them it should be noted, particularly, election of our county to the membership of the UNESCO for 2013-2015, the executive council of the UNESCO for 2013-2017, unanimously adoption of the project of the resolution of Turkmenistan by the UN General Assembly in May, last year «on reliable and stable transit of energy resources and its role in ensuring stable development and international cooperation». These events have become a bright evidence of recognition of the international community a great contribution of our country into the activity of the UNO, its readiness for further development of cooperation with Turkmenistan.
A priority direction of the foreign policy course of Turkmenistan is cooperation with UNO. Choice on UNO as a strategic partner is natural and has deep world outlook. There lies coincidence of long-term goals of Turkmenistan with goals of UNO, first of all, in the context of establishment of harmonic and stable interstate relations in Central Asia, creation of durable mechanisms of support of regional peace and security. It is with the reliance on UNO, its political and diplomatic tools, as Turkmenistan thinks, one should establish and operate the activity of international community, first of all, countries of the region themselves.
Defining it a priority of the foreign policy of strengthening of goodly neighbourhood relations in Central Asia and Caspian basin, Turkmenistan actively supports the mechanism of multilateral political dialogue with a view of development of mutually acceptable approaches to the most important issues of present and promising development of Central Asia and region of the Caspian basin. Such dialogue will facilitate the best mutual understanding and consistency of views of its participants on the problems for ensuring long-term peace, security, and stability in this part of this planet, development of adequate models of partnership interaction and coordination of efforts. The point is that it concerns formation of principally new political and psychological background here, favourably confirming and strengthening relations between countries and promoting non-confronted outlook , conscious disapproval of military forces as a tool of decision of existing problems and disputed issues. Such approach as Turkmenistan thinks is the most important condition for establishment of true goodly neighbourhood relations in the territory of Central Asia and Caspian basin.
In full, it refers to formation of such important link of the global architecture of security as energy security. The famous initiatives of Turkmenistan in the sphere of international deliveries of energy resources in its essence are the harbinger of a new view on this issue. In its essence – the same non-confronted model , transition to cooperation from rivalry , from one-sided action dictated by small groups of either cooperative motifs , to multi-sided harmonization of interests , from polarization of routes of energy delivery to their subordination to goals of development and support of integration processes. Turkmenistan is sure that in today’s conditions configuration of routes , principles and schemes of interrelations in the world energy space should correspond to objective realities of development of the global economy, satisfy all rising demands and necessity for energy resources both traditional and new economic centres, facilitate to overcome rupture between countries and regions in development. Our country offers the world community to start to the development of general world outlook and political and legal platforms in the energy sphere.
It is clear that such cooperation needs the accurate documenting envisaging adoption of definite multilateral obligations – political, legal, financial, economic, and technical. The point is that it concerns a universal international legal mechanism regulating the principles of interrelations in the energy sphere. The following the spirit and contention of the last year resolution of the UN General Assembly, Turkmenistan actively works upon creation of an international expert group for preparation of such mechanism.
One of the main directions of the foreign policy and diplomacy of Turkmenistan is participation in the activity of the OSCE. It is directed to creation of efficient mechanisms for warning and neutralization of international conflicts, combat of political and religious extremism, terroristic threat, drug trafficking, and trans-border crime, development of modern models of international cooperation in the sphere of delivery of energy carriers. Turkmenistan attaches due attention to participation in the activity of other important international and regional organizations – Movement of Non-Alignment, CIS, ICO, ECO, – in compliance with its neutral status. In this regard, the successful chairmanship of Turkmenistan at the CIS in 2012 was a more brightful event and it has confirmed a constructive approach of our country to multilateral cooperation based upon equality and mutual respect.
It has significantly broadened and enriched its dialogue with large powers and world political and economic centres – China, USA, Russian Federation, and EU. Turkmenistan shares common interests with them in such key direction of cooperation as –policy, economy, energy, investment, and education. With its regional neighbours, Turkmenistan’s relations have also assumed a new content. Transport and pipeline projects with participation of Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India become reality, one can scarcely overestimate their significance today. Cooperation with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, and country of the Baltics continues to be strengthened.
In its foreign policy strategy Turkmenistan takes into account all rising interests in it from the side of countries of the Near and Middle east. There are huge potentials in this regard for realization of transport and transit corridors from Central Asia in the southern direction with accesses to sea terminals in the Indian Ocean. He Asian –Pacific Ocean region becomes more and more important direction for Turkmenistan. The potential of cooperation with countries of the region is great and it was confirmed by the past visits of the president of Turkmenistan to the People’s Republic of China, Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea.
Relations with Latin America also grow gradually and it today becomes one of the most dynamically developing regions of the world. By the decision of the president of Turkmenistan, potentially ambassadors of our country have been accredited to Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, and Venezuela and it was worthily assessed by the authorities of these countries.
Formulating the tasks set before the Turkmen diplomacy, the President of Turkmenistan particularly highlights the state-economic sphere, necessity to study and analyze attentively the economic situation in the countries of stay of the Turkmen embassies, outline the sphere, where bilateral ties should get development, gain experience in advancement of economic interests of our country.
Great attention today is paid to the development of international cultural cooperation. Turkmenistan is open for the world, wide contacts between the representatives of creative professions. International festivals are organized in the country with participation of the workers of arts from entire world. Within the last years, it is frequently held the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan in abroad and Days of Culture of other countries in Turkmenistan.
Initiative and creative position of Turkmenistan becomes today more visible factor of the international life. Proposals of the President of Turkmenistan in the sphere of security, disarmament, energy cooperation, ecology, steps on forestalling and neutralization of conflict situations in the Central Asia, initiation of the large international economic projects have positive influence on nature of interstate relations in the region and beyond its borders and create the foundation of partnership on the principles of multilateral benefit, balance of interests, compatibility of different viewpoints.
The tasks aimed at strengthening of international positions of the country, use of favorable conditions for expansion of bilateral and multilateral cooperation set before the Turkmen diplomacy. In accordance with the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan, it will be expanded the diplomatic and consular presence in various regions of the world, make more active the cooperation in such new prospective trends as South and Central Europe, Mediterranean basin, Asian and Pacific region, Latin America. Particular trend of activity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will become ecological and transport diplomacy. Special attention will be paid to accurate realization of situations of mentioned resolution on reliable and stable transit of energy bearers to the world markets. Strengthening of international cooperation of Turkmenistan in the cultural, scientific and educational spheres will become major trend in the light of election of our country as member of the Executive Council of UNESCO for 2013-2015.