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Country Profile: Turkmenistan

BASIC FACTS

Turkmenistan is a Member Country of the NAM Movement since 1995

One of the most sparsely populated nations in Asia, Turkmenistan is bordered by Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Iran, and Afghanistan. Turkmen territory featured in important trade routes back to medieval times, andtimes and was annexed by the Soviet Union in the 20th century. After its independence following the collapse of the USSR, Turkmenistan declared a policy of “permanent neutrality” in 1995 which prevents the country from participating in multinational defense organizations. Turkmenistan is extremely rich in natural gas resources.

Capital: Ashgabat

There are no nuclear power plants or research reactors in Turkmenistan.

TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

  • IAEA Membership (2016)

  • Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (1998)

  • Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) (1996)

  • Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) (1994)

  • Signed Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) (1998)

  • Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (2004)

  • International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT) (2008) 

  • Treaty for the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (1994)

  • Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia (CANWFZ) (2009)


AGREEMENTS (In Force):

 

  • Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (2005) 

  • Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (2016) 

  • Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (2023) 

  • Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (2023) 

  • Revised Supplementary Agreements Concerning the Provision of Technical Assistance by the IAEA (RSA) (2018) 

  • Agreement between Turkmenistan and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (2006) 

  • Protocol Additional to the Agreement between Turkmenistan and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (2006) 


REGIONAL GROUPS

  • Member of the Asia-Pacific Group
  • Member of G-77

 

LINKS

Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan

UN State Summary

Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament

Country List, Turkmenistan (iaea.org)