The Türkmen nation has been reborn as a whole. To have an independent and impartial state is only possible by the unity and indivisibility of the nation.

The idea of tribe is temporary; it constitutes a lower stage in the progress towards national integrity. In the modern era, this idea causes the integrity of the nation to degenerate. Let us give up the idea of tribe from now on. Debates on tribes should be things of the past; each Türkmen should make an effort not to turn to tribal debates. All the Türkmens are brothers.

Beloved people, the one who will carry the Türkmen to the future is the Türkmen himself. Today, there are more than 22 million Türkmens in the world, and there are 5,500,000 Türkmens living in our independent and impartial country. I especially want to make clear here that there are people living in our territory from more than forty different nations; they are living in peace, happiness and unity with the Türkmens. They cooperate with the Türkmens and work in different fields of production. Uzbeks constitute two percent of our population and Russians constitute one percent. Five percent of our population is comprised of various other nations.

The Türkmen sees other nations as his own brothers, his own friends. Racism cannot find a place among Türkmens. Türkmens respect the languages, the religions and the traditions of other nations. The rights and responsibilities of all citizens living in Türkmenistan are equal before the law of the Türkmen state.

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There are sacred values and wonders which have been wrought by the Türkmen nation in the course of our long history.