The speakers in the roundtable conference on \u201c30th Anniversary of Neutrality of Turkmenistan\u201d in the Year of Peace and Trust 2025\u201d ha paid tribute to Turkmenistan and called it the torch bearer of Neutrality.
\nThe United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Pakistan, Mohamed Yahya, along with the Ambassador of Turkmenistan and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Atadjan Movlamov and Director General of the National Language Promotion Department (NLPD), Prof Dr Mohammad Saleem Mazhar addressed the roundtable conference on \u201c30th Anniversary of Neutrality of Turkmenistan in the Year of Peace and Trust 2025\u201d jointly organized by Embassy of Turkmenistan in Islamabad, National Language Promotion Department and Gulf Observer here.<\/p>\n
On the occasion The United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Pakistan, Mohamed Yahya said that this year\u2019s global observance\u2014the International Year of Peace and Trust (2025), proclaimed by the UN General Assembly at Turkmenistan\u2019s initiative\u2014invites every country and partner to turn that compass into concrete action: more dialogue, more confidence-building, and more practical cooperation that people can feel.<\/p>\n
In marking this anniversary, \u201cwe also recall the UN\u2019s recognition of neutrality and dialogue as global public goods, including the International Day of Neutrality on 12 December, which encourages all Member States and partners to advance peaceful relations through constructive engagement\u201d he said.
\n Ambassador Movlamov was speaking at the roundtable conference on \u201c30th Anniversary of Neutrality of Turkmenistan in the Year of Peace and Trust 2025\u201d jointly organized by Embassy of Turkmenistan in Islamabad, National Language Promotion Department and Gulf Observer here.
\n The United Nations stands ready\u2014as convener, partner and honest broker\u2014to support initiatives that turn principle into progress: fewer lives disrupted by conflict and disaster; more children learning; more women leading; more decent jobs; and more resilient communities.
\nToday\u2019s gathering reminds us that neutrality\u2014as recognized by the United Nations\u2014can serve a wider purpose: opening space for dialogue, lowering tensions, and reinforcing the international rules that keep us all safer. We meet at a time when the world faces a profound trust deficit, he said.
\nHe said that Conflicts are becoming more complex, and polarization, offline and online, make common ground harder to find.<\/p>\n
Mohamed Yahya said to move from principle to impact, \u201cwe must listen first and include early, bringing government, civil society, women and youth leaders, academia, faith communities and the private sector into the same conversation from the start. We must also align words and deeds\u2014clear commitments, realistic timelines and transparent reporting\u2014so that trust grows through delivery, not declarations\u201d he said.
\n He said the world should deliver shared wins through practical cooperation\u2014trade facilitation, energy connectivity and efficiency, climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, health security and digital public goods\u2014that lower risk and raise opportunity.
\nThe United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Pakistan said the global community must safeguard the information space by supporting media literacy, independent journalism and responsible digital ecosystems, and invest in prevention so early warning triggers early diplomacy and financing, especially for local initiatives that defuse grievances before they harden.
\nThe UN\u2019s position on peace is not simply the absence of war; it is the presence of justice, opportunity and hope and our position on trust is equally clear: trust is earned through participation and delivery, he said.
\nMeanwhile addressing the round table, Ambassador of Turkmenistan and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Atadjan Movlamov announced that Turkmenistan will commemorate the 30th anniversary of its neutrality on December 12, 2025. This significant event aligns with the United Nations General Assembly\u2019s declaration of 2025 as the International Year of Peace and Trust.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cWe regard this forum as a global platform to promote dialogue, strengthen mutual understanding, and bring international relations to a new qualitative level and Turkmenistan invites all states and international organizations to join efforts in advancing the political, conceptual, and practical dimensions of peace and trust.\u201d
\nHe said, \u201cI would like to say that Turkmenistan will continue to uphold its permanent neutrality, to strengthen peace and security, and to expand friendship and cooperation with all nations, including our brotherly partner, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.\u201d.
\nAtadjan Movlamov said that our neutrality policy also has a humanitarian and economic dimension and it supports the peaceful settlement of disputes, strengthens regional dialogue, and promotes trade, transport, and energy cooperation, through major infrastructure projects, Turkmenistan seeks to connect nations and foster shared prosperity.
\nThe envoy said that in modern diplomatic history, Turkmenistan\u2019s neutrality represents a unique and universally acknowledged model and thirty years ago, during the 3rd Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization, in Islamabad on March 14-15 1995, Turkmenistan declared its commitment to the principles of neutrality.
\nHe said the same year, on 12 December 1995, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution 50\/80 a \u201cPermanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan.\u201d Since that date \u201cwe have been celebrating 12 December as neutrality day of Turkmenistan. We are proud that later, in 2017, UNGA (resolution 71\/275 (2017)) proclaimed 12 December as the international day of neutrality.
\nMeanwhile addressing the ceremony, renowned Scholar, Director General of the National Language Promotion Department (NLPD), Prof Dr Mohammad Saleem Mazhar has said that Culture and language has a significant role for integrating the communication and relations between the countries.
\nHe said that Turkmenistan and Pakistan have cordial bilateral relations rooted in history and culture and language played a huge role for enhancing the bilateral ties between both of the brotherly nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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