Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Feb. 8
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
The United Nations Security Council hosted a briefing of Petko Draganov, UN secretary general special representative, head of UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), in New York, said the UN News Centre.
The Security Council has supported the efforts of the centre operating in Ashgabat since 2007 in the fight against terrorism, illicit drug-trafficking and in the sphere of water resources management, according to the report.
The importance of using preventive diplomacy and mechanisms of early warning for peaceful settlement of disputes was also noted during the briefing.
The UNRCCA helps the governments of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in increasing the potential on peaceful settlement of disputes and preventing conflicts through dialogue and international support.