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[[Image:--TurkmenistanstampsBP.jpg|thumb|Turkmen postage stamps with Scout motifs, juxtaposing [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Baden-Powell]] and [[Princess Diana]]]]
[[Image:--TurkmenistanstampsBP.jpg|thumb|Turkmen postage stamps with Scout motifs, juxtaposing [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Baden-Powell]] and [[Princess Diana]]]]


There is no formal [[Scouting]] organization yet in [[Turkmenistan]], due to the [[Politics of Turkmenistan|political situation]] and because Turkmenistan refuses to join any organization because of its "status of [[Neutrality Arch|permanent neutrality]]," which was accepted by the [[United Nations General Assembly]] on [[December 12]], [[1995]].  The only widespread [[outreach]] activities for Turkmen children between ages 8 and 14 are 10 to 14 day [[Summer camp|camps]] that do not provide any [[education]]al components, but organize some [[cultural events]] like [[concert]]s, [[poem]]s and [[Competitive dance|dance competitions]].  
There is no formal [[Scouting]] organization yet in Turkmenistan, due to the [[Politics of Turkmenistan|political situation]] and because Turkmenistan refuses to join any organization because of its "status of [[Neutrality Arch|permanent neutrality]]," which was accepted by the [[United Nations General Assembly]] on [[December 12]], [[1995]].  The only widespread [[outreach]] activities for Turkmen children between ages 8 and 14 are 10 to 14 day [[Summer camp|camps]] that do not provide any [[education]]al components, but organize some [[cultural events]] like [[concert]]s, [[poem]]s and [[Competitive dance|dance competitions]].  


With the death of [[Saparmurat Niyazov]] on [[December 21]], [[2006]], the situation may change rapidly, possibly opening for the expansion of Scouting.
With the death of [[Saparmurat Niyazov]] on [[December 21]], [[2006]], the situation may change rapidly, possibly opening for the expansion of Scouting.
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