UN, Government mark 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s admission to UN calling for peace and development

The high-level speakers congratulated the Government of Turkmenistan on its membership and highlighted the main achievements of Turkmenistan in cooperation with the United Nations system. It was also noted that Turkmenistan since its accession has significantly increased its engagement with the UN system evolving to the level of strategic partnership.

Prior to the Conference, the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan and the UN Resident Coordinator  signed a number of strategic documents as Memorandum of Understanding between Turkmenistan and United Nations on the cooperation for the realization of National programme on socio-economic development of Turkmenistan until 2052 and the 2022 Joint Action Plan on implementation of the MoU on the cooperation in Disaster Risk Reduction, Emergency Preparedness and  Response.

“Cooperation with Turkmenistan has always been aimed at supporting the Government in the implementation of national priorities and the achievement of the SDGs”, noted Mr. Dmitry Shlapachenko, UN Resident Coordinator.

Within the margins of the celebrations, UN supported the Model UN simulation exercise where 15 Turkmen students debated and jointly developed and adopted a UN General Assembly Resolution on importance of Dialogue for Peace and Development.

In conclusion, the participating UN entities reconfirmed their commitment to continuing their support to Turkmenistan in the promotion and protection of human rights, in ensuring social justice and equality, which also corresponds to the main pillars of UN Common Agenda presented by the UN Secretary General.