PRESIDENT GURBANGULY BERDIMUHAMEDOV RECEIVED THE UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN TURKMENISTAN

On February 16, 2022, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program in Turkmenistan, Ms. Narine Sahakyan.

Presenting her credentials, the diplomat conveyed warm greetings to the Head of the Turkmen state from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who expressed the deep interest of the largest and authoritative organization headed by him in further deepening long-term productive cooperation with independent Turkmenistan, which is confidently moving along the path of progressive transformations.

It was especially noted that the constructive foreign policy pursued by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, his focus on a broad international dialogue in the interests of global sustainable development largely determined the effective nature of bilateral cooperation.

The opening of the headquarters of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia in Ashgabat, as well as the regular holding of joint representative forums of world importance in the Turkmen capital can serve as clear evidence of the great trust and respect shown to Turkmenistan.

Having warmly welcomed the UNDP Resident Representative in Turkmenistan Narine Sahakyan and congratulating her on the start of work in our country, the leader of the nation conveyed his best wishes to the leadership of the United Nations, partnership with which is a priority of the foreign policy strategy of our country.

During the conversation, the course of jointly implemented projects was considered, the prospects for continuing work aimed at the successful implementation of the tasks outlined in the adopted programs of the country's socio-economic development, as well as the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals adapted by Turkmenistan at the national level among the first countries in the world were discussed.

In accordance with the Cooperation Program for the period 2021-2025, economic diversification, digitalization, climate change, healthcare, social protection, human rights and many others are designated as priority areas.

Taking the opportunity, the UNDP Resident Representative once again congratulated President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the entire Turkmen people on the adopted new National Program for the socio-economic development of Turkmenistan for the next 30 years.

Having noted with satisfaction the recently significantly increased dynamics of interaction between Turkmenistan and UNDP, which is confirmed by a number of projects implemented in various fields, the representative of the United Nations highly appreciated the active position of our country in the search for solutions to topical issues of our time.

Thanking for the full support from the UN of the proposals of the Turkmen side, directly related to such urgent problems of mankind as stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan, ensuring global energy security, developing broad international cooperation in the transport sector, rational use of resources, climate change, as well as environmental protection , the leader of the nation said that Turkmenistan intends to continue to take an active part in the open discussion on the global agenda, closely cooperating with the relevant agencies and structural divisions of the authoritative organization.

Wishing Narine Sahakyan success in her responsible and important work, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed his firm conviction that the established productive dialogue between Turkmenistan and UNDP would be actively continued.