Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, March 31 / Trend H.Hasanov /
Preparations for military and strategic training were discussed at a meeting of the Turkmen State Security Council Board, a Turkmen governmental press service reported.
The meeting was chaired by Turkmen President Gurbangulu Berdimuhammedov.
The meeting focused on power structures and how to improve their work.
Berdimuhammedov stressed the importance of "military reform carried out in the country and the contribution of these agencies to providing for the peaceful life and work of the Turkmen people."
The Turkmen leader noted that "the state will continue to pay great attention to maintaining the necessary level of defense capability of the armed forces and training qualified personnel, as well as improving the social conditions of the country's defenders."
Turkmenistan has secured the status of permanent neutrality and has opted against joining any military and political blocs. During the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, Ashgabat offered to provide its territory exclusively as humanitarian corridor.