A/71/172 obligations to the global community. He emphasized that neutrality means non-adherence to political, economic or military unions and blocs; having our own army with sufficient troop strength to protect the nation’s peace and freedom; rejecting weapons of mass destruction and prohibiting such weapons from entering our national territory and air space; committing to universal human values and democratic principles, and safeguarding civic harmony and peace within the country; and conducting domestic and foreign policy in close coopera tion with the United Nations and humanitarian international organizations. At the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly on 3 June 2015, resolution 69/285 on the permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan was unanimously adopted by 193 States. This clearly illustrates the universal recognition of our country’s effective policy to safeguard regional and international peace, security and sustainable development. The resolution underscores the important contribution of permanent neutrality in Turkmenistan to the strengthening of peace and security in the region, and to the development of friendly and mutually beneficial relations with the countries of the world. As the host country of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, Turkmenistan calls for that body to be more engaged in various aspects of regional issues with the support of States Members of the United Nations and other organizations (including the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States). An international forum on safeguarding peace, stability and security in the Central Asian region was successfully held in Ashgabat in 2015. As a party to international treaties, United Nations conventions and multilateral instruments in the field of disarmament, Turkmenistan intends to continue to do its utmost to facilitate these processes, first and foremost at the regional level, and aims for Turkmenistan to hold regular regional meetings on disarmament issues in Central Asia. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [Original: English] [31 May 2016] The United Kingdom welcomes the opportunity to respond to General Assembly resolution 70/237, entitled “Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security”, which builds on its response to resolution 69/28 in 2015. The United Kingdom uses its preferred terminology of “cybersecurity” and related concepts throughout its response, to avoid confusion given the different interpretations of the term “information security” in this context. The United Kingdom recognizes that cyberspace is a fundamental element of critical national and international infrastructure and an essential foundation for economic and social activity online. The United Kingdom makes reference to the 2015 National Security Risk Assessment that confirmed cyber continues to be a Tier I threat to national security. The United Kingdom’s allocated funding of £860 million during the life of the previous National Cyber Security Strategy (2011 -2016) will be supported by an additional allocation of £1.9 billion over the next five years. A new 16-12486 23/24