An Exemplary Model of Peace and Stability: Turkmenistan's Strategy in the CIS at the Center of the World Community's Attention

A historic event has been recorded as the next testament to Turkmenistan's policy of permanent neutrality and its active role in interregional cooperation. The Concept of our country's chairmanship in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in 2026 was published as an official document of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly and circulated to the world community. This was reported by the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations.

According to the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN, this important document was officially registered under the index A/80/722, in accordance with item 126 of the General Assembly agenda—"Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations."

The circulation of this document within the UN General Assembly demonstrates the global recognition of Turkmenistan's consistent policy aimed at developing effective, mutually beneficial, and good-neighborly relations within the CIS region. It also clearly reflects our country's efforts in promoting instruments of sustainable development, trust, and peaceful dialogue at the international level.

The circulated Concept encompasses the main priorities of Turkmenistan's activities and chairmanship in the CIS for the year 2026. The document pays special attention to the following strategic directions:

• Political-Diplomatic Dialogues: Further strengthening mutual understanding and political dialogue within the Organization and at international platforms;
• Trade-Economic Relations: Increasing the trade turnover among the Commonwealth member states and elevating economic cooperation to new horizons;
• Transport-Transit and Energy Connectivity: Implementing joint projects to create new transport-logistics corridors in the region and ensuring energy stability;
• Humanitarian and Cultural Exchange: Activating friendly and brotherly relations, as well as cultural-humanitarian cooperation among nations.

The document gives a special place to the issues of maintaining peace, security, and stability at international and regional levels. In doing so, the necessity of improving the instruments and modern methods of preventive diplomacy is emphasized.

Furthermore, in order to ensure that the implemented measures fully align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the task of further expanding interaction and practical actions between the CIS and the UN system has been defined as the core of our country's chairmanship.