On 15 April, 2021 President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov opened the Congress Center and Turkmenistan’s Reception Center, participated in the session of the International Conference “The international cooperation of independent, constantly neutral Turkmenistan for peace and trust”, the state information agency TDH reports.
The two facilities were built by the French developer Bouygues. The Congress Center occupies a total space of 47,464 square meters whereas the Reception Center – 26,854 square meters.
The opening ceremony brought together Deputy Prime Ministers, senior officials of the Parliament, military and law enforcement authorities, ministries and agencies, the Ashgabat municipal administration, NGOs, as well as executives of accredited diplomatic missions and the UN representation offices. Turkmen artists gave a performance in front of the entrances to the buildings.
Upon completion of the opening ceremony the head of state gave a welcome speech at the conference.
In his address the President proposed the international community to focus on the following crucial areas:
Strengthening international law and asserting the strategic role of the UN for global peace and security;
Combating legal nihilism and violation of generically-accepted international legal standards;
Preserving and strengthening strategic stability and its integral component – the disarmament process, refusing to further enhance the arsenal of weapons, primarily, weapons of mass destruction;
Struggling against global terrorism and other kinds of trans boundary organized crime;
Supporting and reinforcing preventive diplomacy as an important tool to prevent conflicts and ensure their prompt neutralization;
Ensuring energy, transportation, water, food, information and cyber security; addressing problems of refugees and migrants.
The following documents were signed as a result of the conference:
Memorandum on Cooperation between the government of Turkmenistan and the UN in education, science and culture for the years 2021-2023;
Memorandum of Understanding between the government of Turkmenistan and the International Energy Agency on cooperation in the energy area;
Memorandum on Cooperation between Turkmenistan’s Education Ministry and The High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) in languages and cultural diversity;
Memorandum of Understanding between Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry and the UNICEF on facilitating improved maternal and child nutrition in the Central Asia region.
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