Turkmen president greets participants of international conference on statehood and democracy

Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov congratulated participants of the international scientific and practical conference "Steps of Development of Statehood, the Legal System and Democracy in Neutral Turkmenistan." The conference marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of the State, Law and Democracy Institute.

In his address, the president recalled that the Turkmen National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights was established in 1996. Under a presidential decree of 23 July 2018, it was merged with the Institute of State and Law to form the State, Law and Democracy Institute. The institute works on aligning national legislation with international legal norms, assessing compliance with Turkmenistan's international human rights obligations, and publishing scholarly works.

The president also noted that on 20 May 2026 and 24 July 2026, the UN General Assembly, at its 80th session, unanimously adopted resolutions on the role of neutrality policy and on "2028 — International Year of International Law." He said he believed the conference would be important for discussing statehood and democratic development and for promoting Turkmenistan's peaceful and humanitarian policy.