OSCE and Central Asian countries meet on environmental issues in Ashgabat

On March 4, the OSCE Secretary General and environment ministers of the Central Asian region met in the conference hall of the Yildiz Hotel in Ashgabat. This was reported by the state news agency Turkmenistan Today.

It was noted that in the context of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, special importance is attached to environmental issues. Turkmenistan is actively putting forward new initiatives in this area both in the regional and global formats.

Ensuring energy and food security in the region was recognized as a priority in the environmental sphere. It was noted that rational use of water resources and development of water diplomacy play an important role in this.

The Turkmen side expressed its commitment to further cooperation with international organizations in this area at the regional and global levels.