Interaction of Turkmenistan and the United Nations cultural diversity policy

Abstract

Purpose of Article. The study aims to evaluate the policy of Turkmenistan in shaping the system of international cultural relations and, in particular, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Methodology. The basis of the choice of methods of study were the principles of systematic and integrated approach. The historical-chronological principle was used in the research, and the practice of documentary analysis was used, which allowed to trace the development of directions of cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNESCO in a time perspective. The use of these methods of research contributed to obtaining their theoretical results. Scientific novelty of the obtained results consists in the formulation and development of an actual topic, which is investigated in scientific research for the first time. The idea of the formation of the geocultural space of Central Asia is substantiated, and in this context, the interaction of Turkmenistan with the United Nations Organization regarding the implementation of cultural diversity policy in the region is considered. Conclusions. The principles on which the foreign policy course of Turkmenistan has been constructed are clear benchmarks for the development and strengthening of bilateral and multilateral relations of Turkmenistan with the states of the world. In the cultural sphere, Turkmenistan is working closely with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It is stated that international cooperation in the humanitarian field occupies a special place in Turkmenistan's politics on the world stage and opens the culture of the Turkmen people to the world.