Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova met today with the new Executive Director of the Regional Environmental Center of Central Asia (CAREC) Batyr Mammadov.
The central theme of the negotiations was environmental protection, ecology and climate change. Special attention was paid to the efforts of Central Asian countries in combating the negative consequences of climate change.
The parties reviewed Turkmenistan's international environmental initiatives and discussed the prospects for the implementation of joint projects. During the meeting, it was noted that Turkmenistan has ratified key international climate documents - the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement, consistently fulfilling all commitments undertaken.
Separately they discussed the work of CAREC Project Office in Turkmenistan, which is aimed at developing regional dialog between environmental and water agencies of the countries in the region.
Following the talks, the participants of the meeting expressed mutual interest in developing mutually beneficial relations between Turkmenistan and the Regional Environmental Center of Central Asia.
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