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The President of Turkmenistan and foreign leaders laid flowers at the Monument of Neutrality
12 Dec. 06:07President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Presidents of Turkey and Iran Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Masoud Pezeşkian, as well as the leaders of Central Asian states Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (Kazakhstan), Sadyr Japarov (Kyrgyzstan), Shavkat Mirziyoyev (Uzbekistan), and Emomali Rahmon (Tajikistan), and other heads of state and government, participated in a flower-laying ceremony at the Neutrality Monument. The event is timed to coincide with the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality.
The ceremony is taking place in Ashgabat as part of official events marking the anniversary. In addition to the heads of state and government, representatives of the Turkmen government, members of the diplomatic corps, members of the Mejlis, members of the Halk Maslahaty (People's Council), and representatives of public organizations are participating in the flower-laying ceremony.
Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality was recognized by a UN General Assembly resolution on December 12, 1995. In 2017, at the initiative of Ashgabat, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming December 12 as International Day of Neutrality.
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