Turkmenistan said on Monday that it rejected use of military force as a tool of foreign policy and international relations.
Rashid Meredov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, made the statement when he addressed the annual debate of the UN General Assembly, which now entered its sixth day Monday.
"Our country is convinced that today solutions based on the use of force are doomed to fail," he said. "They do not eliminate sources and causes of conflicts and do not create conditions for adequate responses to many issues emerging at the end of the active phase of military actions."
"As a matter of principle we reject use of military force as a tool of foreign policy and international relations," he said.
Turkmenistan puts at the forefront of its policy resolution of any situations by "peaceful, political and diplomatic ways and means," which Turkmenistan believes is the "main legitimate resource" available to the global community, he said.
The minister said Turkmenistan's president, during the 66th session of the UN General Assembly, proposed an initiative aimed at the adoption of a UN Declaration on the priority use of political and diplomatic ways and means in the resolution of international issues.
"Today we see that elaboration of such a document has become a top priority. Therefore, Turkmenistan reaffirms its firm desire to undertake a meaningful discussion of this initiative with all interested parties," he said.