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Rashid MEREDOV

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first: 2001-09-24
most recent: 2019-09-24
sittings or episodes: 8
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“Turkmenistan believes that the irreversible nature of the disarmament process is the most important prerequisite for the peaceful and creative development of the region and the establishment of a climate of trust, openness and cooperation in Central Asia. Our country proceeds from the assumption that the inert model of the past century, which was based on the constant build-up of armaments, has become irrelevant in today’s world. Furthermore, it considerably hampers and sometimes directly undermines efforts by States towards social and economic development, the enhancement of people’s standards of living, and the development of successful economic cooperation.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“We consider these projects to be key in rebuilding the economy and social spheres of Afghanistan, and enabling it to make thetransition to a peaceful and creative existence. For a number of years our country has consistently supplied electric power to Afghanistan on highly favourable terms. In the near future, thanks to the commissioning of new power-generating capacities in Turkmenistan, we are prepared to increase the volume of power supplied to Afghanistan many-fold. As in the past, we provide purpose-oriented training of specialists for the Afghan economy, health care and social spheres. We will continue to provide all- encompassing help to the fraternal Afghan people. It is our principled position.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Such dialogue, in addition to purely political aspects, implies the discussion of a full set of measures aimed at providing specific economic support to Afghanistan and the involvement of that country in regional integration processes and future infrastructure projects. For many years Turkmenistan has provided assistance to its neighbour in building social facilities and initiated the implementation of major transport and energy projects with Afghanistan’s participation. In particular, I note the project envisaging construction of the Turkmenistan/Pakistan/India gas pipeline, preparations for which are nearing the final stages. Another major project, which was launched in May last year, involves the construction of a Turkmenistan/ Afghanistan/Tajikstan railway.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“It is essential to support the positive processes that are taking place in this country and to provide the Afghan people with real assistance in achieving reconciliation and accord. That can be achieved only through peaceful negotiation. There are no other options here. As a neutral country and Afghanistan’s immediate neighbour, Turkmenistan offered its political space for the organization of a broad-based inter-Afghan national dialogue under the auspices and active involvement of the United Nations. We already have joint experience in conducting negotiations in such a format. We believe that it could be used today as well.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Turkmenistan also believes that it is essential to establish a more focused and substantive interaction between the Regional Centre and international organizations, including the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Union, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and other bodies, with a view to elaborating common approaches to such current issues as transnational threats, terrorism, illegal drug trafficking, environmental challenges, management of transboundary water and energy resources, and regional security in the context of the situation in Afghanistan. In speaking of this, I wish to underline that the settlement of the situation in Afghanistan is a key factor in achieving regional peace and stability.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“It is not by chance that in August 2012 the United Nations Security Council emphasized the great importance of preventive diplomacy and early settlement of disputes and in this connection supported the efforts of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia. We are convinced that in the context of current and future developments of political, economic, environmental and humanitarian processes in the Central Asian region and neighbouring areas, the mandate of the Centre will be especially relevant and necessary. We therefore call for more active involvement of that Centre in various aspects of regional problems with the support of Member States.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“In this connection, we consider it relevant to create a standing mechanism of political consultations to coordinate steps aimed at maintaining security in this area, as well as preventing and neutralizing conflict situations and combating new threats. We propose that serious consideration be given to the idea of convening a forum on security and cooperation in Central Asia under the auspices of the United Nations as a starting platform for further work in this area. We stand ready to host such a forum in 2015 in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat. As the host country of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, Turkmenistan advocates multilateral support for its work, which has proven to be highly effective.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“As the Assembly will recall, the President of Turkmenistan stated at the sixty-sixth session that it was necessary to adopt a United Nations declaration on the priority use of political and diplomatic means to solve international problems and their further consideration at the General Assembly. We are ready to engage in meaningful and constructive discussions with all interested parties on this issue. The logic of the development of global processes in the sphere of security dictates the need for fundamental strengthening of regional cooperation mechanisms. For Central Asia, such cooperation should ensure favourable conditions for preserving and maintaining lasting peace and stability and for successful responses to terrorist threats, extremism, organized crime and drug trafficking.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“The Security Council is called on to assume a special responsibility. Its functions and authority under the United Nations Charter cannot be questioned or used to satisfy some individual or group interest. The Security Council is and must remain the only universal legitimate body for maintaining global peace and stability and safeguardingthe political and moral foundations of the modern global architecture. Turkmenistan has unceasingly and consistently advocated the expansion and maximum use of the United Nations peacekeeping potential. Today, the need for this is especially relevant. Therefore, our country proposes to actively begin the development of common approaches with a view to reducing and, in future, completely eliminating all potential risks of confrontation.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Assessment of these processes and their causal relationships may differ, but it is apparent that in view of prevailing conditions the world community needs to apply balanced, sober and a highly responsible approach to emerging and potential challenges and threats. The peaceful resolution of these conflicts must be achieved by diplomatic approaches. It is an objective and imperative requirement of our times. Experience once again vividly demonstrates that there is no military solution to the international and internal conflicts in today’s world. It is our firm conviction that the role of the United Nations is acquiring decisive importance. The United Nations must play the leading role in reconciling contradictions, preserving global stability, and strengthening peoples’ faith in international institutions and legal frameworks.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“First, I have the honour to convey words of greeting and wishes of peace and prosperity to the Member States and their people on behalf of the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. I should like to congratulate Mr. Sam Kutesa on his election to the post of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session and wish him success in his forthcoming responsibilities. I should also like to express my appreciation to Mr. John Ashe, President at the sixty-eighth session, for his skillful and effective work in this post. The current session of the General Assembly is taking place against the background of difficult processes that we see in various regions of the world.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“We are firmly convinced that international law and the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations — based on peace, equal rights and respect for nations, their rights and sovereignty — must remain the foundation of the world order in the twenty-first century.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“In that connection, we believe that it is precisely the United Nations that is the main and universal international Organization, which adopts decisions concerning the most important issues of global development and comprehensive peace and security. Since its inception, the United Nations has demonstrated its role as the foundation of the entire system of international stability, through mechanisms to ensure justice and to resolve the most complex international problems. Similarly, we share the opinion of the Organization today that the issue of providing it with fresh impetus is increasingly relevant, in view of the rapidly changing realities of the modern world. Therefore, Turkmenistan supports a strengthened and expanded role for the United Nations at the global level.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Moreover, taking into account the outcomes of the International Ministerial Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Refugees in the Muslim World, held in Ashgabat in May 2012, we consider it necessary to develop long-term solutions to such issues, on the basis of generally recognized norms of international law. With a view to discussing those issues, we are ready to host in Turkmenistan in 2014 a high-level event in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Today, as Member States actively discuss the role and place of the United Nations in international relations, Turkmenistan declares that constructive and multilateral cooperation with the United Nations is the top priority of its foreign policy strategy.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“In particular, we are referring to the serious global problem of the fate of refugees and stateless persons. As a permanent member of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Turkmenistan has accumulated valuable experience in resolving the issues facing people who were forced to leave their home countries. Together with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, we propose that all interested parties become familiar with Turkmenistan’s practical work in granting citizenship to refugees and stateless persons. In that connection, it would be advisable to work jointly with United Nations humanitarian agencies to develop an appropriate social programme.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“In that connection, we are prepared to host in Turkmenistan the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in 2014. Furthermore, our country would like to launch an initiative aimed at the establishment of a specialized entity, a subregional centre on technologies relating to climate change in Central Asia and the Caspian Sea basin. We believe that such an entity would help the countries of our regions to substantially strengthen their interaction in the sphere of environmental security and would contribute to the effective coordination of interregional efforts in that field. The challenges confronting the community of nations in the area of security and sustainable development cannot be resolved unless we find a solution to the humanitarian issues at the international level.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“We look forward to the continuation of a constructive international dialogue on that topic during the sixty- eighth session of the Assembly. We are convinced that it is necessary to combine our efforts in that area at the international, regional and national levels, and to effectively coordinate the efforts of States with those of the United Nations. Taking into account the numerous aspects of the climate change issue, Turkmenistan wishes to state at the current session of the General Assembly that it stands ready to make its contribution to the strengthening of the role of multilateral international mechanisms aimed at preventing the negative consequences of global climate change. In particular, we refer to the need for enhancing the implementation of the provisions of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“That, in turn, implies the use of cutting-edge environmental technologies and the development of innovative solutions for the preservation of nature. Preserving the significant environmental component of the global economic space has therefore become an integral part of its effectiveness. We highly value the efforts undertaken by the Secretary-General, as well as the successive actions of the international community at the United Nations Climate Change Conferences in Copenhagen and Cancun and during the seventeenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in Durban, which have gradually laid the foundations for the development of comprehensive decisions at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“The event focused on the search for effective solutions relating to the establishment of modern, diversified and safe transport infrastructure throughout the world. We consider it necessary to continue the multilateral dialogue on transport issues that was initiated during the current session of the General Assembly. In that connection, Turkmenistan would like to submit a proposal to host in 2014 in Ashgabat an international conference on the role of transport and transit corridors in ensuring international cooperation, stability and sustainable development. With regard to the achievement of the sustainable development goals, we believe that the greatest attention should be focused on promoting the economic interests of States, while maintaining an appropriate ecological balance and preventing harm to the environment.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Turkmenistan is convinced that the twenty-first- century transportation architecture provides the framework for a breakthrough in integration, in joining the common efforts of regions and in the pooling of resources and industrial and human potential. It is our firm conviction that the future belongs to such a combined system of transport communication, involving major international and regional maritime, road, railroad and air hubs, their optimal integration and the use of their specific advantages. The practical implementation of that idea became the subject of a high-level event on modality, interconnectivity and the post-2015 development programme, which was held in New York on 26 September. It was organized by the Government of Turkmenistan and the International Road Transport Union.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“To that end, the Government of Turkmenistan proposes to convene an international meeting of experts on that topic in 2014. We are ready to engage in close cooperation with all Member States and the United Nations Secretariat with a view to organizing and holding such a forum. Currently the resolution of issues of security and sustainable development depends largely on the level of international cooperation in the important areas of transport and communications. The geo-economic potential of new transport and transit routes in the world is enormously significant. Such routes involve vast spaces and enormous human resources and attract considerable investments. All of that creates opportunities to transform the transport sector into one of the most important factors in sustainable development.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“It is common knowledge that on 17 May 2013 the General Assembly adopted by consensus resolution 67/263, submitted on the initiative of Turkmenistan’s President, entitled “Reliable and stable transit of energy and its role in ensuring sustainable development and international cooperation”. The importance of that document lies primarily in the fact that it forms the basis for a global energy partnership that takes into account the interests of producer States, transit States and States that are consumers of energy resources. In accordance with the letter and the spirit of that resolution, our country proposes to Member States the establishment, during the current session of the Assembly, of an international group of experts for the development of a new mechanism for energy security.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“It is also necessary to underscore the importance of the joint work and coordinated efforts of all Member States aimed at developing and adopting consolidated approaches to the solution of energy security issues. The establishment by the United Nations of a new universal international legal tool kit is a key element of that process. It should, in our view, consist of the following three major elements: a multilateral United Nations document providing the legal basis for relations in the area of the global supply of energy resources; a corresponding United Nations structure that would ensure the implementation of the provisions of the aforementioned document; and an international database designed for the collection and analysis of data on the implementation of international obligations assumed by the participating States.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“We are convinced that the development of new formats for political interaction among States within the region, coupled with the effective functioning of United Nations regional structures, will provide a reliable foundation and stability for the entire architecture of inter-State relations in Central Asia. To a great extent, attaining the goals of comprehensive and universal security will depend on ensuring security in the sphere of energy. Furthermore, the achievement of that goal is one of the most important components of a stable world economy and serves to protect it against distortions and disruptions. In that connection, the development of an international mechanism that provides for a set of guarantees for the global energy supply is a task of paramount importance.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Taking into account the need to enhance the effectiveness of inter-State contact at the regional level, Turkmenistan has launched a forum of peace and cooperation, aimed at establishing a standing mechanism for political dialogue in Central Asia. We believe that the forum will contribute to the elaboration of consensus-based approaches to finding solutions to the most important issues relating to the present and future development of Central Asia and its neighbouring regions. Moreover, the forum could become the basis for the establishment of a consultative council of the Heads of State of Central Asia.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“For example, the establishment of United Nations preventive diplomacy centres in various regions of the world has become a highly effective form of joint work to strengthen security, prevent conflicts and eliminate their underlying causes. It is well known that the first such centre, the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia, based in Ashgabat, opened in December 2007. In our view, the experience of creating new mechanisms and institutions aimed at forming a system of international interaction at the global and regional levels must and should be replicated by States Members of the United Nations.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Nowadays, problems related to strengthening peace and stability and to ensuring the stability of countries and nations are among the most important topics in global politics. Their resolution will depend primarily on the establishment and effective legal and organizational operationalization of international political cooperation. In this context, we advise the General Assembly at this session to embark on the consideration of issues relating to the improvement of various forms of multilateral interaction that could serve as a political platform for finding mutually acceptable decisions on urgent regional and international policy matters. It should be noted in that regard that the United Nations fulfils its purpose.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“By playing an active role in the multilateral dialogue on disarmament issues, my Government is demonstrating its firm commitment to complying with the core international norms regulating the disarmament process and the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction through practical action. Following this course of action and taking into consideration the need to energize the discussion and meaningful consideration of disarmament issues, Turkmenistan proposes the convening in 2014 of a high- level international meeting on disarmament issues. We are prepared to create all the necessary conditions and to provide the appropriate infrastructure for this meeting in our capital city.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Turkmenistan therefore reaffirms its firm desire to engage in a meaningful discussion on this initiative with all interested Member States. We are convinced that the adoption of such a declaration would help to expand and strengthen the legal basis for the work of the General Assembly, the Security Council and other United Nations entities dealing with issues relating to world peace, stability and security. The challenging processes unfolding in today’s world call for a responsible, thoughtful, effective and efficient approach on the part of the United Nations. That is also linked directly to the important challenges of disarmament.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“They neither eliminate the causes of conflicts nor create conditions for adequate responses to the many issues that arise from military action. Therefore, at the heart of Turkmenistan’s policies is the will to resolve any situation by peaceful, political and diplomatic ways and means, which it considers to be the main legitimate resources available within the United Nations. This approach is based on our common goal to establish a world without conflict. At the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly, Turkmenistan’s President launched an initiative aimed at the adoption of a United Nations declaration on prioritizing political and diplomatic ways and means for the resolution of international challenges. Today, the elaboration of such a document has become a top priority.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“Turkmenistan considers this session to be an important phase in the process of consolidating the efforts of the international community to strengthen universal peace, stability and security by adopting meaningful decisions on sustainable development and to counter emerging challenges and threats. We believe that strict adherence to the principles and norms of the Charter of the United Nations is the main prerequisite for ensuring long-term peace and strategic stability. In that belief, Turkmenistan adheres to a steady and resolute policy of peace, good-neighbourliness and the active promotion of peacebuilding processes. As a matter of principle, we reject the use of military force as a tool of foreign policy and international relations. Our country is convinced that solutions based on the use of force are doomed to fail.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“At the outset, allow me to express our sincere gratitude for the honour of addressing the General Assembly from this rostrum. I bring greetings from His Excellency Mr. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan, who wishes the General Assembly the best of luck at this session. I congratulate Mr. John William Ashe on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session and wish him all the best in fulfilling his forthcoming tasks. I would also like to thank Mr. Vuk Jeremi., President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session, for his skill and effectiveness in that post.”
2013-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 68 (2013)
“In that spirit, we will rely on broad cooperation with all countries of the world in order to strengthen and develop a comprehensive international partnership.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“In that context, Turkmenistan proposes establishing a United Nations platform of action for humanitarian affairs with a view to it becoming the political and legal basis for the consolidation of the international community’s humanitarian efforts. We believe that such a holistic approach will enable us to galvanize the activities of United Nations agencies, to develop long-term solutions in line with international law and General Assembly resolutions, and to ensure the practical implementation of United Nations conventions on humanitarian matters. In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that our foreign policy, which is based on our love of peace, on neutrality and on broad international cooperation, together with the constructive positions advocated by our country, form a solid basis for Turkmenistan’s work in the United Nations.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“To underscore that the humanitarian component is at the centre of the highest principles and values of the community of nations, our country will continue to promote its cooperation with the United Nations on protecting human rights and on establishing conditions conducive to human development. On that basis, given that the United Nations plays a major role in the comprehensive development of humanity and bearing in mind the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, we believe it appropriate during this sixty- seventh session to consider including the humanitarian issues on the United Nations international agenda as a separate issue.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“That decision was made on the basis of the country’s current progress in the political, socioeconomic, cultural and other fields, its active role in international processes and its understanding of the responsibilities inherent to membership of the Council. If elected, Turkmenistan plans to use all available means to improve international cooperation for the effective implementation of sustainable development goals. At the same time, Turkmenistan will actively contribute to strengthening the Economic and Social Council by expanding its role in addressing the urgent issue of global socioeconomic development. The most important element of the modern system of international relations is humanitarian cooperation.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Strengthening comprehensive, targeted and long- term cooperation with the United Nations is a strategic choice of Turkmenistan and a priority of its foreign policy. As an important part of that cooperation, our country is considering participating in United Nations activities to ensure human development, better living standards and people’s well-being; to establish conditions conducive to global economic and social growth; to utilize human creativity; and to promote people’s rights and freedoms. In pursuing those lofty goals and striving to contribute, where possible, to their achievement, Turkmenistan has announced its candidacy for membership of the Economic and Social Council for the period 2013-2015.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Turkmenistan’s initiative is particularly relevant to the practical implementation of steps towards a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia. As we know, the agenda of the sixty-seventh session includes an item on a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia. Our country is ready to actively cooperate with the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs and to participate in a number of initiatives in that regard. Given that further improving relevant United Nations agencies may be one practical step in implementing consistent disarmament measures, we think it appropriate to consider the establishment of a United Nations subregional centre for disarmament in Asia.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“With regard to international politics, Turkmenistan gives particular attention to the issues of peace and security and to ensuring sustainable development. In that context, one of the main challenges facing the international community today is the need for our joint efforts to ensure non-proliferation and disarmament. As a party to the principal international treaties and United Nations conventions in that field, Turkmenistan expects to continue to fully support global disarmament processes. We believe that it is relevant to pursue the multilateral dialogue on the validity of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. We propose that a high-level consultative meeting be held next year, under the auspices of the United Nations, to discuss steps to expand the international non-proliferation legal framework.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“We need a joint and results-oriented action plan that combines the use of scientific, technological, political, diplomatic, administrative and technical measures for effective outcomes in that direction. We therefore propose setting up, in cooperation with the United Nations, a regional centre for climate change technologies in Central Asia and the Caspian basin. We believe that such a structure would enable the countries in those regions to significantly strengthen cooperation on ecological safety. It would promote the effective coordination of national, regional and international efforts and would further mutual understanding and confidence-building towards achieving sustainable development goals.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“At the same time, we look forward to constructive engagement with all States Members of the United Nations, which, we believe, would significantly help to find common approaches to solving one of the most urgent problems of modern development. The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, held in June this year, clearly identified the need to strengthen our efforts on ecological issues and environmental protection. Speaking at the meeting, the President of Turkmenistan noted that, at the institutional level, today’s main objective is to merge and complement existing global, regional and national instruments. It is no secret that the Central Asian and Caspian Sea regions have difficult environmental conditions. We think that the efforts made to date to improve the situation are clearly insufficient.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“The realities of modern life affirm the relevance of such initiatives. As a step towards those initiatives, Turkmenistan proposes that States Members of the United Nations consider in depth the establishment of an international legal framework to govern the operation of an energy supply system, taking into due account the interests of hydrocarbon producers and transit and recipient nations. As a first step in that direction, we believe that it would be appropriate to draw up a draft resolution during this session on the establishment of an expert group to develop the relevant United Nations international instrument.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Objectively speaking, energy security is fundamental to the stable and conflict-free development of today’s world. As a leading energy provider with the fourth-largest reserves of hydrocarbon resources, Turkmenistan legitimately and consistently calls for the establishment of a sound and reliable international energy supply system and the drawing up of plans and projects for cooperation in world energy markets appropriate to modern realities. We believe that it is now time for the United Nations to adopt consensus decisions on universal political and legal mechanisms to govern global energy cooperation. As members know, at previous General Assembly sessions, the President of Turkmenistan launched a number of initiatives on energy security and mutually beneficial cooperation in the energy sector.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Today the international community is witness to complex, multifaceted processes in geopolitics, the global economy and the humanitarian sphere. Serious environmental problems challenge us with their unprecedented urgency. It is no exaggeration to say that major global issues related to energy supplies acquiring universal importance. All of these require a constructive and effective response on the part of the United Nations and the elaboration of appropriate international mechanisms aimed at maximizing the effective use of existing political, financial, organizational and other resources, so as to overcome existing problems and challenges, enhance mutual understanding and trust, and reaffirm the irreversibility of the process of sustainable development of all the peoples of our planet.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“I wish at the outset to express my sincere gratitude for being given the honour of speaking from this lofty rostrum. Allow me first of all to convey to the members of the Assembly and to the peoples of their countries the greetings and wishes for peace and prosperity of His Excellency the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Allow me to congratulate His Excellency Vuk Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session and to wish him every success in his upcoming critical work. I would also like to express appreciation to His Excellency Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session, for the skilful and effective manner in which he carried out his duties.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“We advocate that international law and the United Nations Charter and their principles of respect for the sovereignty of every nation and its choice of its own 08-53135 6 way of development and non-interference in internal affairs should remain the basis of the world order and the alpha and omega of relations among nations. On that basis, Turkmenistan determines its view to its partnership with the United Nations and states its interest in strengthening and expanding its role in the system of international relations, especially with regard to the consolidation of the efforts of Member States to ensure peace and security on Earth.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“The foreign policy of Turkmenistan is determined by the national interests of our State and its people, and its main goal is civilized development on the basis of positive integration into global political and economic processes. Therefore, cooperation with the United Nations is the strategic direction of our foreign policy, and the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter serve for us as the basis for the development of Turkmenistan’s relations with other States. We view the United Nations as a universal international organization, serving as the main guarantor of the global security system and the framework of the present and future world order.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“Just a few days ago, Turkmenistan witnessed a major political event — the adoption of the new version of its constitution, which laid down the legal basis for the development of national statehood and the further democratization of social life. In particular, the constitution considerably broadens the powers of the parliament as the country’s main legislative body. In addition, it expands the role of local bodies of government and self-government, in whose work citizens take an active part on a broad representative basis. Democratization is a natural process of development of any State and society, and in that connection, the strengthening of a democratic, secular and law-based State is our own conscientious sovereign decision, and we will steadfastly follow this course.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“For some States in the region that do not have direct access to international sea communications, the Caspian Sea is the most important route to the world markets. In that regard, effective activity in the Caspian Sea is directly linked to the enhancement of security in the adjacent region. Turkmenistan advocates that the Caspian area should be a zone of peace, stability and effective international cooperation on the basis of mutual respect and a partnership of equality. Being an integral part of the international community, Turkmenistan sees its future in the development of a truly democratic society, in which every individual person, his or her rights and freedoms and the all-round development of his or her potential represent the main value and measure of the country’s progress.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“In that connection, Turkmenistan provides economic and humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and actively supports the efforts of the international community to restore peaceful life in that fraternal country. We would like to see Afghanistan as a peaceful and prosperous nation, a good neighbour and partner of all the States in the region. The issue of the Caspian Sea has acquired special relevance in the context of regional stability and economic cooperation. Moreover, its comprehensive consideration envisages the solution of problems relating to the establishment of an international legal basis for cooperation, as well as large-scale development of the geo-economic potential of the Caspian region as a major energy basin and transportation crossroads between East and West, South and North.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)