Turkmen President Addresses International Conference on Statehood and Democracy

Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedov addressed participants at the opening of an international scientific-practical conference on milestones in the development of statehood, legal system and democracy in neutral Turkmenistan. The event marks the 30th anniversary of the Institute of State, Law and Democracy. He recalled that the institute's predecessor, the Turkmen National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights, was founded on 23 October 1996, and that a 23 July 2018 decree merged it with the Institute of State and Law.

The institute works under the coordination of the Foreign Ministry, in cooperation with the Mejlis and the Supreme Court. It reviews draft legal acts and publishes textbooks and academic collections. The president said national action plans on human rights for 2026–2030, gender equality for 2026–2030 and children's rights for 2023–2028 aim at complex work with UN structures.

He noted that the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted two resolutions at its 80th session: one on the role and significance of neutrality policy, dated 20 May 2026, and one on the International Year of International Law, 2028, dated 24 July 2026. More than 30 General Assembly resolutions initiated by Turkmenistan were also cited.