A/71/172 • Adoption of Act No. 2012-018 on electronic communications and Act No. 2013-003 to amend Act No. 2012-018; • Preparation of draft legislation on cybercrime, cryptography, cybersecurity, protection of personal data, and electronic transactions. The purpose of these instruments is to ensure the traceability of all ICT activities and to establish a security mechanism to protect ICT networks against fraudulent intrusion. Togo has also found it necessary to establish an institutional oversight framework. In this connection, it has established a computer emergency response team responsible for cybersecurity at the national level, to complement the Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority. Human capacity is also being enhanced to enable law enforcement agencies and public and private entities involved in cybersecurity to take effective action against any kind of threat. Lastly, international cooperation, including through the International Telecommunications Union and the United Nations, will help to bolster information and telecommunications security. Turkmenistan [Original: Russian] [28 March 2016] Neutrality is the foundation of Turkmenistan’s domestic and foreign policy, based on the close relationship between national interests, global security and shared progress. A key element for Turkmenistan, arising from its neutral status and international obligations, is the peace-loving nature of its foreign policy. Accordingly, all matters are addressed exclusively through political and diplomatic channels, primarily the United Nations and other international organizations. Turkmenistan fully supports international efforts to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their means of delivery and related technologies, and it advocates disarmament as a prerequisite for global security. In its legislation, Turkmenistan proclaims its refusal to possess, manufacture, store or transport nuclear, chemical, bacteriological and other types of weapons of mass destruction, including new types of such weapons or technologies for their production. Turkmenistan has acceded to a number of international disarmament instruments whose main purpose is to encourage States parties to maintain glob al peace, harmony and security. Attaching particular importance to strengthening international peace and security, Turkmenistan calls for a reduction in the number of arms in the belief that the fewer weapons there are in the world, the steadier and calmer its development will be and the greater the trust and understanding among countries and peoples. Turkmenistan’s foreign policy framework document for 2013 to 2017 emphasizes that Turkmenistan will continue to actively promote disarmament processes and t he reduction of weapons arsenals, primarily weapons of mass destruction. In his speech at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on 5 June 2015, the President of Turkmenistan drew special attention to our country’s international 22/24 16-12486