On October 17, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova held a meeting with Deputy Regional Director of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Sebastian Penzini. This is reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

During the meeting, the parties discussed issues related to disaster risk reduction. In accordance with the UN-Turkmenistan Cooperation Framework Program for 2021-2025, capacity building in this area is underway.

М. Byashimova noted that Turkmenistan is actively taking measures aimed at protecting the population from disaster risks and their consequences. During the talks, mutual interest was expressed in holding joint regional and international activities in the field of disaster response preparedness.