I cordially congratulate you on International Neutrality Day, which is celebrated by Turkmenistan this year for the first time together with the whole world community. The neutrality supports successful achievement of humanitarian goals of Turkmen people and entire world community, consolidates pace, friendship and positive relations between the countries and the nations, - congratulation message of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov says. Neutral legal status of our independent state, which was recognized twice by the United Nations General Assembly, became the basis of the main domestic and foreign policy. The neutrality is one of the most important conditions for the provision of dynamic development of the economy and steadfast improvement of the quality of people’s life. The selection of our country in the structures of the United Nations in different years like the Commission on Science and technologies, the Commission of Social Development confirms the success of our social and economic policy. The neutrality of Turkmenistan consolidates the nations and opens the ways of the development of friendly relations and beneficial partnership. Building modern airports, automobile and rail roads, transit and transport corridors, we multiply centuries-old traditions of peace-loving and friendship of our people. The construction of Serhetabat – Turgundy that railway started recently and became historical event has demonstrated our efforts in this direction to the world, having brought the authority of independent Turkmenistan to higher level, - the message says. The neutrality is a way toward the peace and security, sustainable development and friendly cooperation. While being committed to this direction, our sovereign state consolidates the efforts of the planet, international and regional organizations, establishes the relations based on the principles of understanding and trust. Taking into account new conditions of the modern world development, national and global interests, neutral Turkmenistan support multilateral cooperation with Asian Pacific, Middle and Far East, European and American countries. Turkmenistan also cooperates with such competent international structures like the UN, European Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Non-Aligned Movement and Islamic Cooperation Organization. Giving constructive initiatives in politics, economy, culture, science and education, transport, communication аnd energy, our independent state takes active part in the realization of large projects and programmes. In 2017, the Year of Health and Inspiration, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Resolution according to which December 12 was declared as International Neutrality Day by our initiative. Turkmenistan was elected as the member of the Executive Committee on Women Legal Status. The Final Declaration of the congress “2017 Asian Games: International Sport Cooperation for Peace and Progress” was distributed as a document of the United Nation General Assembly. In addition, the UN Council on Human Rights adopted the Declaration on the Encouragement of Valuable Input of the Olympic Refugee Teams in Consolidation of Peace and Human Rights by our proposal during the V Asian Games. These remarkable events were the evidence of growing importance of permanent neutrality of our country. In the future, resting upon neutral legal status in our home and foreign policy and using huge resources and scientific and educational potential, we will make our independent neutral Motherland as one of the developed states of the world, - the President’s message highlights.