ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, April 27. The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is ready to actively cooperate with Turkmenistan in various areas, Trend reports.
This was stated by UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana during a meeting in Bangkok with the Turkmen delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy Babanyyaz Yalakov.
Noting the fruitful cooperation with ESCAP, the head of the Turkmen delegation expressed gratitude to the leadership and the secretariat for supporting Turkmenistan's initiatives to create a UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund and the adopted resolution of Turkmenistan on the Aral Sea during the 79th session of ESCAP.
The parties considered the possibilities of expanding cooperation with ESCAP in the near future, in particular cooperation with the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) within the framework of the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA).
Meanwhile, the delegation of Turkmenistan is taking part in the 80th session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), held on April 22–26 in Bangkok.
Meanwhile, a parallel event was held recently in Bangkok within the framework of the 80th session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on the resolution of Turkmenistan, 'Consideration of the conditions for the establishment of a UN Special Program for the Aral Sea Basin'.
During the meeting, the delegation of Turkmenistan presented a presentation on the problems of the Aral Sea and the targeted work carried out in Turkmenistan at the state level to mitigate the consequences of the Aral crisis, including within the framework of the Aral Sea Basin Assistance Program.
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