What Will Turkmenistan's Priority Positions for the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly Be? From AI in Diplomacy to Logistics Across the Caspian
Turkmenistan has completed the development of its Priority Positions for the upcoming 81st Session of the UN General Assembly. At a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov reported on the contents of the document, prepared based on the international initiatives of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. Following its official publication, the document will be sent to the UN Secretariat and distributed to all UN member states.
Strengthening global peace and security and promoting preventive diplomacy remain key pillars of Turkmenistan's foreign policy agenda. At the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Ashgabat plans to hold interstate consultations on the development of a Universal Peace Strategy, propose declaring 2027–2037 the Decade of Dialogue and Preventive Diplomacy, and form a Group of Friends of Multilateralism and the Sovereign Equality of States.
In parallel, the creation of the Academic Center for Peace, Neutrality, and Preventive Diplomacy at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue as part of the practical implementation of the initiative to open a University of Peace and Neutrality.
Responding to the challenges of the digital age, Turkmenistan is initiating the development, under the auspices of the UN, of an International Code for the Peaceful Use of Artificial Intelligence in International Relations and Diplomacy, with an expert dialogue on digital trust to be held in Ashgabat. In the environmental area, it is proposed to establish an Ashgabat Climate Dialogue and support regions experiencing water shortages and drought.
As a leading center of transport diplomacy, Ashgabat will continue to develop the Global Atlas of Sustainable Transport Connectivity as part of the UN Decade of Sustainable Transport for 2026–2035. Proposals are also being put forward to create an International Centre for Trade Logistics and Customs Cooperation under the auspices of the UN and a trans-regional corridor South Asia – Central Asia – Europe through the Caspian Sea.
Furthermore, Turkmenistan is promoting the initiative to declare 2028 the Year of International Law, with a dedicated global forum to be held in Ashgabat. This comprehensive effort also facilitates systematic preparations for the country's election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2031–2032, for which Turkmenistan previously nominated itself.
