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the
Caspian to the mountains of Serhatabat, from the fertile lands of
Hojambaz to the vast plains and mountains of Daºoguz Aýböwrü. On my
office table there stands a five or six-thousand-year-old statue of a
golden bull which was found in Altyndepe. There is a golden statue of a
bull bearing the World on its horns to the right of Palace of the State
Presidency…
In
every corner of our land the golden pages of human development lie
hidden. Indeed these lands are a treasury of humanity waiting to be
discovered.
This
land is the land that has granted many civilizations to the world.
This
land is full of oil, natural gas and underground resources. Türkmenistan
is one of the richest states of the world in terms of underground
resources. 30% of the world’s oil and natural gas reserves lie in Türkmenistan.
Our
peasants know that every handful of this land is more precious than gold
or jewels. Agriculture began in these lands and this land is the
fatherland of white wheat. There is no country which can compete with
the quality, goodness and flavour of fruits, vegetables and cereals
grown in this land.
Beloved
Türkmens! This land is the Türkmens; these gardens, plains, deserts,
mountains and plateaus are lands that we call our homeland. When we say
homeland our ancestors come to mind and when we say our ancestors our
homeland comes to our mind. Türkmens who never bowed before sword,
spear or mace, shall bow to this land and our ancestors and kneel to
show reverence for them.
In
these sacred lands we have established our independent and permanently
neutral Republic of Türkmenistan.
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