PRINCIPLES OF NEUTRALITY IN POEMS BY MAGTYMGULY PYRAGY
Magtymguly, who dedicated his talent to serving enduring universal values, is one of the significant figures in the spiritual and intellectual global processes. The great Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Pyragy dreamed of building a secular, jural and democratic state for the Turkmen people. After Turkmenistan gained independence in 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen people chose the path of neutrality rooted in their centuries-old traditions and way of life as the foundations of the domestic and foreign policies. The policy of neutrality of Turkmenistan is characterised by such principles as good neighbourliness, mutual understanding, peacefulness, non-interference in the internal affairs of states, non-participation in military alliances and blocs and resolution of international issues through political and diplomatic means. After Turkmenistan gained independence, the Turkmen people chose the policy of permanent positive neutrality as the basis of the domestic and foreign policies. This policy underlies national development, and its practice over the years of independence has convincingly shown the full conformity of the Turkmen model of neutrality to the long-term national interests. Today, Magtymguly is considered the father of Turkmen literature and a nationally recognised cultural icon. His renown largely persists through the rich, ingrained
