The delegation of Turkmenistan put forward initiatives addressing the 71st session of the UN General Assembly. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan speaking from the tribune of the global forum, voiced the country’s positions on main directions of state policy aimed at strengthening peace and security, implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, resolution of climate change issues and problems of migrants, refugees and stateless persons. It was announced about official adoption by the Government of Turkmenistan of goals, targets and indicators for SDGs. Thus, Turkmenistan became one of the first states that at the national level adopted the global indicators which will be used in developing and implementing state programs of social and economic development.

The delegation of Turkmenistan also held meetings with the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr Jeffrey Feltman and the UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Mr Wu Hongbo. In the course of the meetings pressing issues of cooperation of Turkmenistan with structures of the UN system on preparation for the Global Conference on Sustainable Transport, joint activities on strengthening regional security and other important issues of partnership have been discussed.

On 23 September the delegation of Turkmenistan continued its participation in the events of the high-level week of the 71-st session of the UN General Assembly. One of the highlights of the day was the solemn ceremony of signing by Turkmenistan of the historic Paris Agreement at the United Nations Headquarters. The signing is the first step through which the state expresses its readiness to proceed with the implementation of internal procedures necessary for preparation of agreement ratification.

On the final days of it’s visit, the Turkmen delegation held meetings with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, President of the General Assembly Peter Thomson, Under-Secretary-General Gyan Chandra Acharya, Executive Director of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Jean-Paul Laborde. In the course of the meetings, the significance of Turkmenistan’s peace-building initiatives, and the country's commitment to the effective and practical implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in the context of preparations for the first Global Conference on Sustainable Transport have been noted.

On 24 September 2016, the delegation of Turkmenistan departed from New York to Ashgabat.

 

September 26, 2016, Yerevan 

Embassy of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Armenia

 

 

 

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