book which advises so that Türkmens may not repeat in the future mistakes from their past, and so that they may always and everywhere be an example and show the way. I believe that Ruhnama will be one of the first guides of the Türkmens.

I want to remind you once again that our way gets its power from history. It is a fact that our ancestors migrated all around the world. Our economic route is also well-defined, as is our way of peace that leads to the hearts of the states and nations of the world. Our aim is to scatter intimacy and radiance into the hearts of the states of the world, that is, to heat and light the homes of other peoples with the natural gas from Türkmenistan.

Our independence and neutrality illuminate our Golden century and are illuminated by our national values. Reviving with Ruhnama, God willing, we can alter our future in the Golden Age. In the Golden century, in the 21^st century, our main aim is to build a Türkmen nation which can be a model for the entire world. With our independence, which lets us now cut our own cloth to fit, and our neutrality which spreads the sign of peace in the world, our nation will also prove itself a model in human relations by displaying its affluent spirit.

May our people and state live in security under our tranquil sky.

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State is the unity of ideas and values; homeland is the unity of feeling and values of the heart. When I look at the map of Türkmenistan, the shape resembling a strong bull goring the Caspian Sea comes to life before my eyes…from