At the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on June 14, Vice-premier, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov reported on the preparation of the working visit of the President of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Tajikistan for participation in High-Level International conference “Water for Sustainable Development” in Dushanbe on June 20.
It is expected that heads of the states and governments from dozens countries of the world, representative of competent international organizations will take part in coming forum in Dushanbe.
In this regard, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov highlighted that neutral Turkmenistan make considerable contribution to the development of fruitful cooperation in protection and rational use of water resources, having made the number of specific initiatives at the United Nations General Assembly, Rio+20 World Summit as well as III UN World Conference on reduction of risk of natural disasters and VII World Water Forum in Sendai (Japan) and Tegu (the Republic of Korea) in 2015.
Today, the water problem cannot be considered apart from strategic plans of universal sustainable development including social and economic progress, provision of ecological safety and from such topical aspect as the climate change.
Speaking of this, the Head of the State noted that Turkmenistan, which chairs the International Fund for Saving of Aral Sea, invariably stands for the review and solution of all relative issues based on universal standards of international law in collaboration with the UN and other competent structures.