The Secretary-Common expressed his appreciation to Turkmenistan for internet hosting the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia in Ashgabat, and counseled Turkmenistan’s generosity in granting citizenship to stateless folks.
He additionally thanked the President for offering the UN Nation Workforce with a brand new constructing.
Regional challenges
Later at a press encounter, Mr. Guterres instructed journalists that “Turkmenistan is enjoying a vital position in worldwide relations”, notably in cooperation with the UN.
“In these troubled instances, I commend Turkmenistan’s coverage of neutrality,” he stated.
The Secretary-Common is on an official go to to Central Asia, which covers Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
Mr. Guterres final visited the area seven years in the past. Since then it has been affected by quite a few world challenges, he stated, such because the COVID-19 pandemic, rising geopolitical tensions and the intensifying local weather disaster.
He was inspired that relations between Central Asian nations have improved within the face of those challenges, and regional cooperation has deepened, once more highlighting the vital position performed by Turkmenistan.
He stated the area continues to face many obstacles to improvement, together with water shortages, land degradation, pure hazards, and an absence of ample connectivity.
“The options are interlinked and could be discovered by dialogue and cooperation, and Turkmenistan performs a central position in that cooperation,” he stated.
UN dedication
The Secretary-Common famous that the institution of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy demonstrates the Group’s dedication to Central Asia.
“With the engagement of all 5 Central Asian nations, the Regional Centre will proceed to supply a discussion board for coming collectively round widespread options, particularly on the implementation of the United Nations International Counter-Terrorism Technique in Central Asia and the administration of pure sources to the advantage of all,” he stated.
Local weather motion and sustainable improvement
The Secretary-Common additionally used the chance to spotlight how like different nations throughout Central Asia, Turkmenistan is struggling the impacts of the intensifying local weather disaster.
He pressured the necessity for “way more bold local weather motion and cuts in emissions if the world is to remain inside 1.5 levels of worldwide heating.”
Mr. Guterres additional famous that Turkmenistan has made “vital strides” in direction of attaining a variety of the Sustainable Improvement Objectives (SDGs), including that the UN Nation Workforce is engaged with the Authorities in figuring out gaps and dangers.
“Sustainable, inclusive improvement could be enormously enhanced by respect for the complete spectrum of human rights – financial, social, political, cultural and civic,” he added.
On this regard, the Secretary-Common inspired Turkmenistan to proceed partaking with UN human rights mechanisms and proposals.
