WNAM MONITORING: The Mejlis of Turkmenistan prepared a resolution declaring the upcoming year as the ‘International Year of Peace and Trust,’ announced Mejlis Chairwoman Dunyagozel Gulmanova during an extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers and the State Security Council on Friday, as reported by the official media of Turkmenistan.
Speaker Gulmanova presented the resolution, which took into account proposals from the Halk Maslahaty, public organizations, labor collectives, and citizens.
The initiative for the motto draws inspiration from the poem ‘Turkmenistan – Homeland of Peace and Trust,’ written by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. It also aligns with the resolution the UN General Assembly adopted at Turkmenistan’s initiative, declaring 2025 the ‘International Year of Peace and Trust.’
Emblem of the ‘International Year of Peace and Trust’
During the meeting, the emblem for the upcoming year was also presented. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov reminded attendees that the annual approval of the motto and emblem reflects the current goals of the country.
By approving the proposal from the Mejlis and the people, the head of state officially announced the motto for 2025: ‘International Year of Peace and Trust.’
On March 21, 2024, during the 63rd plenary meeting of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the resolution ‘2025 – International Year of Peace and Trust’ was adopted at the initiative of Turkmenistan. Eighty-six countries co-sponsored this resolution.
