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Rashid MEREDOV

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first: 2001-09-24
most recent: 2019-09-24
sittings or episodes: 8
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“We will therefore do everything possible to further strengthen the United Nations, actively contributing to its peacebuilding efforts and working tirelessly towards our horizons for development and progress.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Thirdly, we support greater and more active involvement on the part of international organizations in addressing water issues. Turkmenistan is approaching the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly with a fully responsible attitude. We see our task as one of contributing as much as we can to the work of the United Nations in strengthening global peace and security, fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals and deepening trust and predictability in international affairs, and in bringing creative impetus to our joint work within these walls. While we recognize the difficulties and problems that stand in the way, we believe that with goodwill and firm resolve we can overcome them together. Turkmenistan believes in the enormous potential of the United Nations, and in its authority and ability to effectively address complex issues.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“In adhering strictly to those principles, Turkmenistan has formulated a detailed position on water issues that can be summed up as follows. First, water issues in the various regions of the world should be addressed based on the universally recognized norms of international law and the relevant United Nations conventions in particular. Secondly, water issues should be considered based on the principles of mutual respect and consent and consideration of the interests of all States that share basins of transboundary rivers, water sources and shared-border lakes. In that regard, Turkmenistan opposes the construction of new hydraulic facilities on transboundary rivers, which is linked to high environmental, socioeconomic and humanitarian risks.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Water issues, which have political, economic and social implications, require international consensus and demand that States concert their efforts on a common platform, where secondary and local interests and benefits must give way to an acknowledgement of truly global aims and priorities and the creation of a unified long-term strategy of action. The key condition for such concerted activity should continue to be an unconditional commitment to the principle of fair and equitable access to water resources and the recognition that it is a basic human right. Ensuring and assuming responsibility for the right of access to water is an obligation for every State, primarily because water is a common good every people on our planet.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“With a view to mobilizing activity aimed at fulfilling our commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the President of Turkmenistan approved our updated national strategy on climate change on 23 September, the very day of the Climate Action Summit in New York. The issue of the conservation and use of water resources is one of the most important and urgent challenges of our time. It is not an exaggeration to say that today the course of various global processes and the prospects for ensuring stability, development and well-being all over the world depend to a large degree on its resolution.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“In August Turkmenistan held the first Caspian Economic Forum, at which the President of Turkmenistan launched an initiative creating a new Caspian environment programme at the United Nations. Considering the universal importance of preserving the Caspian Sea as a unique natural complex, we hope to have the support of the international community for that initiative. Another important item for Turkmenistan on the agenda for this session is saving the Aral Sea. We will continue to work diligently to promote the idea of establishing a special United Nations programme for the countries of the Aral Sea basin, and we invite all interested parties to take part in the consultations on that subject. The implementation of international agreements on climate change reached in the framework of the United Nations is a major focus for my country.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“For Turkmenistan, one strategic direction of our work in the United Nations continues to be partnerships in the area of transport. My country will undertake efforts during this session to establish a systematic multilateral dialogue on transport issues. We believe that cooperation on international transport can be successful if it has a clearly articulated global focus that covers extensive areas and the various complexes of routes and railways that unite entire regions and continents. The environment and its protection have traditionally been central to Turkmenistan’s activities at the United Nations. During this session my country will add the Caspian Sea issue to its list of well-known environmental initiatives.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“To that end, we think we should consider convening a United Nations conference on financing for development. To do that, we propose establishing an international coordinating group under the auspices of the United Nations to discuss the dates, venue, provisional agenda and other relevant issues for such a forum, which we believe can provide the impetus needed to ensure financial support for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. During this session, Turkmenistan will take further steps to establish a broad international partnership in the field of comprehensive energy security. To that end, my country will submit a draft resolution on the subject to the General Assembly during this session. We hope that Member States will participate actively in drafting it and agreeing on its provisions.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“We stand ready to work with the Secretariat, Member States, international organizations and all interested parties in order to prepare for and hold this forum. Cooperation with the United Nations on sustainable development issues remains a priority for all of us in the long term. It is clear that despite the efforts that have been made, the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is encountering various problems, including financial ones. In our opinion, they can be overcome if we harness political will and our efforts is properly organized. It will be essential to ensure a clear algorithm and the coordinated provision of adequate financial resources for specific projects and programmes aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Based on that, we think it would be a good idea to hold a broad multilateral dialogue at the United Nations during this session on the use of the principle of neutrality in the practice of international relations, and we would like to ask Member States to support our proposal to develop a United Nations code of rules for the effective application of the principles of neutrality in resolving international issues. On 12 December next year, we will mark the twenty- fifth anniversary of the international recognition of Turkmenistan’s permanently neutral status. In that connection, in Ashgabat in December 2020 we will hold an international conference on issues of peace, security and development.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“In that regard, we believe that the practical applications of the political and legal principles and ideological foundations of neutrality should be a focus of close attention within the United Nations, first and foremost with regard to the peacebuilding potential of neutrality and the possibilities of conducting United Nations mediation missions with the participation and on the territories of neutral countries. There are a number of examples, including recent ones, when just such an approach has helped to achieve agreement and reconciliation.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“It was therefore only logical that on Turkmenistan’s initiative the Assembly established a new date in the global political calendar, the International Day of Neutrality, celebrated every year on 12 December (resolution 71/275). By that decision, the international community acknowledged the unqualified positive significance of neutrality as an essential factor in modern world politics, and its relevance to the long-term strategic goals of the United Nations.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“It will be essential to ensure that the concept of neutrality plays a crucial role in building non-confrontational and balanced international relations today. We believe firmly that a neutral model of foreign policy, with its inherent principles of non-interference in conflicts and non-participation in military associations and alliances, is bound to have a significant positive impact on the entire course and direction of global policy, bringing it greater clarity and predictability. As a State whose neutral status was unanimously affirmed and acknowledged by the United Nations on 12 December 1995 (resolution 50/80 A), Turkmenistan has always been and will continue to be true to its chosen foreign policy path and to the trust that the international community has put in us.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Needless to say, the most important of those is the work of preventing and neutralizing the various threats facing the region and establishing a solid foundation there for peace, security and sustainable development. In the course of our joint work with the Centre, we have been developing common approaches to urgent problems such as terrorism, extremism, organized crime, the illicit drug trade, environmental issues, the management of transboundary water resources and regional stability. We believe in general that this practice should be harnessed in other areas so as to create a comprehensive arsenal of political, diplomatic and socioeconomic instruments for preventing risks and addressing challenges.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Promoting comprehensive peace and security and maintaining strategic and regional stability means ensuring that the international community has instruments in its toolkit capable of providing effective solutions to its challenges. We believe that one such tool is preventive diplomacy. As experience has shown, preventive diplomacy under the auspices of the United Nations can produce real results. That is particularly evident in the work of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, which serves as an effective link between the United Nations and the countries of Central Asia with regard to resolving numerous emerging issues.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“In recognition of its own share of responsibility for the state of world affairs and in its deep belief in the high moral authority of the United Nations, Turkmenistan initiated resolution 73/338, which declared 2021 the International Year of Peace and Trust. The idea was first put forward in the President of Turkmenistan’s address to the General Assembly at its seventy-third session (see A/73/PV.15), and the Assembly unanimously adopted resolution 73/338 just a few weeks ago, on 12 September, with the co-sponsorship of 73 Member States. I would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all States Members of the United Nations, especially the sponsoring States, for their support and solidarity in the implementation of that initiative.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“We firmly believe that this process should begin with respect for universally recognized norms of international law and the Charter of the United Nations. In that context, it should be emphasized that the United Nations, despite all the difficulties that it has to overcome in the process of adapting to new geopolitical realities, remains the principal and uncontested guarantor of today’s global security architecture, a bulwark of our world order and international law and a symbol of justice, humanity and respect in international relations. That is why the United Nations must take on the role of initiator in strengthening trust and developing a multilateral dialogue, based on its universal legitimacy, and in translating the character and direction of international communication into constructive direction.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“In many respects, the degree of effectiveness of this cooperation and our ability to find a reasonable balance between national interests and those of the entire international community will determine whether we succeed in solving other, equally important global problems, including those related to the environment, energy and the fair distribution of water resources. Moreover, at bottom, a balance of interests and a high level of mutual understanding are what enable us to address problems such as poverty, terrorism, drugs, natural disasters, infectious diseases and other challenges. In our view, what is key to dealing with all of those issues is the restoration and reinforcement of trust and predictability, which are vital factors in building constructive relations in the international arena and making informed and responsible decisions.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“In formulating Turkmenistan’s approach to this session, we started from the premise that current world realities, and the nature and trends of their political, economic and social processes, clearly demand increasingly close and coordinated interaction among States and major international organizations in achieving our main goals — ensuring peace and security, providing the conditions for sustainable development and preserving the legal and institutional foundations of the modern world order.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“First and foremost, I would like to convey our congratulations on the opening of the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly, and our wishes for success in its work to all the participants, from President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan. I would like to congratulate Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on his election as President of the Assembly for this session and to wish him every success in his important role. I also want to thank Ms. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, President of the Assembly at its previous session, for her effective work in that position.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“We reaffirm our steadfast commitment to cooperate with the United Nations, our active involvement in, and support for, its political and diplomatic efforts aimed at preserving and strengthening the existing architecture of global security and implementing its plans and programmes in the economic, social, environmental, humanitarian and other areas. Turkmenistan regards its partnership with the United Nations as a strategic foundation for all its work in the international arena.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“The comprehensive achievement of the SDGs must be viewed as the main pillar of the Organization’s global strategy, which not only has political, social and economic components but is also a moral framework for the modern world order. A great deal has already been achieved. In that connection, we note the role of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, whose determination, political will and persistence have enabled us to achieve some results. Notwithstanding the diversity of tasks facing each individual country, we are brought together by our common hopes, concerns and threats. Turkmenistan stands ready to search together with its partners for new approaches and ways to overcome the challenges facing humankind.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“In June 2014, the Government of Turkmenistan, jointly with the International Migration Organization and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, organized the International Conference on Migration and Statelessness: Identifying Challenges and the Way Forward, which was held in Ashgabat. We call upon all Member States to step up efforts aimed at implementing the main provisions of the outcome documents of those international forums. We also reaffirm our desire and readiness to continue to work closely with the United Nations, Member States and all interested parties in solving this pressing problem of our times.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“A key role in that regard should be played by specialized entities of the United Nations, including the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and by the International Migration Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and other organizations. We stand ready to assist them to the utmost. Our country has had positive experiences in that area. In 2012, jointly with the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, we hosted an international ministerial conference on refugees in the Muslim world.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“Turkmenistan firmly believes that efforts aimed at reducing the risk of disasters should be automatically incorporated into future programmes and plans for sustainable development and should be implemented with close cooperation at the bilateral, regional and international levels. We call upon Member States to intensify their efforts in that area, on the basis of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, which was adopted last year at the Sendai Conference. Today, as a result of various circumstances, we are facing acute problems because of the number of migrants, refugees and stateless people. It is apparent that there are no magic formulas for solving these problems. Nevertheless, in our view, it is high time to devise targeted international cooperation initiatives, tailored to each specific situation.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“In 2014, Turkmenistan hosted an international conference on desertification and soil degradation in Central Asia, which was organized jointly by the Government and the United Nations. Delegations from many States took part in the conference, together with international organizations. The outcome document of the conference defines the areas of future work on those issues, which we believe deserve the most scrupulous attention and evaluation at the level of the United Nations. Today, an effective model for international cooperation is urgently required to reduce the risks of natural disasters.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“In Central Asia, we have major reasons to focus on water resources — how they impact regional development, the overall environment and social and economic problem, and what role they play in resolving serious environmental issues. Given the conditions, it has become extremely important for the States of the region to design a unified strategy on the issue of the use and preservation of water resources. Our country accords top priority to cooperation with the United Nations. In that regard, we believe it is advisable to step up the efforts aimed at implementing the decisions reached at the seventh World Water Forum, held in 2015 in Daegu, Republic of Korea. We view international cooperation in fighting desertification and soil degradation as important areas of work.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“In that connection, we believe that it is high time to fulfil the core of the Paris Agreement by intensifying United Nations efforts aimed at developing new international rules linked to climate change and environmental protection. At the same time, we need to begin preparing specific regional plans for the near and medium term. We suggest the convening next year, under the auspices of the United Nations, of a special conference dedicated to ways of improving the environmental situation in Central Asia. This year, Turkmenistan will assume the chairmanship of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea. Very shortly, we will begin broad consultations with the States of the region and United Nations specialized entities with a view to developing overall policy and specific arrangements for our joint work during the upcoming period.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“Our country has begun to implement its national development plans, which are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, with a true sense of responsibility. At the legislative level, we have adopted the national climate change strategy, which provides for a gradual transition to environmental safety standards in all major spheres of industrial activity. The strategy envisages the priority development of high-technology industries and the creation of conditions for the development of the green economy as a fundamental element for the functioning of our entire infrastructure. Tomorrow, Turkmenistan will sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We regard that step as a landmark in the overall implementation of environmental tasks and goals.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“One of the main focuses of the General Assembly at its current session is the desire for Member States to continue the wide-ranging dialogue on climate change as the most important element of the United Nations comprehensive strategy for the achievement of the SDGs. In our view, national and international instruments are the most important tools for meeting the SDGs. It is appropriate to recall that Turkmenistan’s President, speaking at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, said that progress could not be selective and that development would not be truly sustainable and long-lasting unless it were comprehensive and the undeniable right and heritage of all nations, States, regions and continents, without exception. Turkmenistan fully embodies that tenet in its main approach to the global environmental agenda.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“Exactly a year ago today, within these very walls, the World Summit adopted the long-term 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These are our common responsibility, our common objectives. In that context, I would like to specifically stress the need for the implementation of the SDGs in the national plans and programmes of all States Members of the United Nations. Turkmenistan will responsibly and constructively continue to address those issues. Turkmenistan, jointly with the United Nations Development Programme and other United Nations agencies, has developed appropriate indicators for the elaboration of its national programmes. Just a few days ago, those indicators were officially adopted by the Government of Turkmenistan.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“Major international forums on the issue, organized on Turkmenistan’s initiative, have helped to give our joint efforts an essential, clearly defined and substantive regional context. The major documents adopted on the issue in 2011, the Ashgabat Declaration and Action Plan on countering terrorism in Central Asia, will serve as its road map. We believe that they contribute to multilateral efforts aimed at combating the terrorist threat, and their practical implementation will go a long way towards ensuring our shared success in this work. We look forward to more active international cooperation, including that of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“Terrorism falls outside human morality and threatens to undermine the entire world order and its principles, values and foundations. It is precisely for that reason that the fight against it must be conducted simultaneously at the global, regional and national levels, taking into account the specific circumstances and political and social realities of each. For the States of our region, it is crucial that we ensure effective, coordinated action through the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia. The work in that area has recently been significantly intensified and multilateral cooperation in various fields has been strengthened.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“That received special emphasis at the high-level international conference held in Ashgabat in December 2015 to mark the twentieth anniversary of Turkmenistan’s neutral status. We take this opportunity to express our deep gratitude to the Member States and international organizations that participated in the forum and contributed to its success. The conference’s final document reflects a willingness within the United Nations to consider Turkmenistan’s proposal for proclaiming an international day of neutrality. Our country has prepared a draft resolution for the General Assembly on the subject, and we urge the States Members of the United Nations to launch a discussion of the text during this session. The civilized world is facing a threat that transcends national borders and political and ideological doctrines.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“We urge Member States to launch broad-based consultations with a view to identifying uniform conceptual approaches to de-escalating conflict based on international legal standards and under the leadership of the United Nations as a universal mechanism for settling disputes. We think it would be advisable to convene a special meeting of the General Assembly, within the framework of the seventy-first session, devoted to strengthening the role of international law in the maintenance of global peace and security. The role of the peacebuilding tools at the international community’s disposal is growing, particularly the potential of the notion of neutrality and its conceptual foundations as a basis for strengthening general stability and security.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“Unfortunately, we are currently witnessing complex processes that are undermining global cooperation in those areas, foremost among them the ever-expanding area of the world with potential for conflict and the spread of breeding grounds for tension. Conflicts are escalating in various parts of the globe, and the parties involved in them increasingly resort to the use of force and military means. We are seeing brazen disregard and at times outright contempt for the rules of international law. In view of the situation, Turkmenistan calls on Member States to evaluate such manifestations clearly and unambiguously and to join in supporting strict and scrupulous adherence to the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations and the foundational international conventions, accords and agreements designed to resolve conflicts.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“The current state of global realities and the nature and direction of their political, economic and social processes require Governments and major international organizations to cooperate ever more closely and with greater coordination if they are to achieve their principal shared goal of ensuring international peace and security and preserving the legal and institutional pillars that form the foundation of today’s world order. The effectiveness of that cooperation, and our ability to strike a reasonable balance between national interests and those of the international community as a whole, will also determine to a large degree our success in solving other no less important global problems in the areas of the environment, energy, food security and in combating terrorism, drug trafficking and other challenges.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“First of all, I have the honour to convey to the peoples of the nations represented here greetings and best wishes for their peace and prosperity from His Excellency Mr. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan. I would like to congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session and to wish him every success in his responsibilities. I would also like to express our appreciation to Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the Assembly at its seventieth session, for his effective work.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“For Turkmenistan, partnership with the United Nations has been and continues to be a strategic priority, a conceptual and practical foundation for our activities in the international arena.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“We reaffirm our desire and readiness to continue close cooperation with the IOM, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Member States and all stakeholders. Our country views the sixty-ninth session as a major step towards consolidating international efforts to resolve key issues on the global agenda, to reaffirm the leading role of the United Nations in maintaining and strengthening universal peace and stability and to agree on sustainable development goals. We reaffirm our strong commitment to cooperation with the United Nations, our readiness to actively participate and promote its peacekeeping, political and diplomatic endeavours and to implement its projects and programmes in the economic, social, environmental, humanitarian and other spheres.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“In particular, our country devotes major attention to solving issues relating to the rights of refugees, migrants and stateless persons. Last June, in our capital, the Government of Turkmenistan, along with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, organized the International Conference on Migration and Statelessness. Upon its conclusion, the Conference adopted a declaration that spells out urgent tasks to improve multilateral cooperation, strengthen international legal frameworks, and reform national legislation on migrants andstateless persons and their legal and social protection, material support and adaptation. Turkmenistan will endeavour at this session to translate the main provisions of this outcome document into reality.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“We look forward to the continuation of constructive international dialogue on these issues. We are convinced that it is necessary to consistently combine efforts at the international, regional and national levels. In this context, we welcome the Secretary-General’s efforts to implement the agreed-upon decisions and his sense of utmost responsibility in his approach to international cooperation with respect to climate change issues. Our country recently launched a number of specific initiatives aimed at enhancing regional and global cooperation in this sphere. I wish to single out Turkmenistan’s humanitarian efforts as a member of major United Nations humanitarian agencies. Turkmenistan takes practical steps to ensure the rights and freedoms of its citizens.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“With a view to the accelerated development of international transport infrastructure, Turkmenistan advocates closer cooperation and partnerships with specialized bodies of the United Nations, first and foremost the Economic Commission for Europe and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. We are convinced that such cooperation corresponds to the logic of modern development and international cooperation in transport in the Eurasian continent. Turkmenistan fully supports the decisions taken during the Summits on Climate Change held in Copenhagen and Cancún, at the seventeenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Durban, and at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“As the President of Turkmenistan emphasized in his address to the participants at that conference, the global transport strategy of the twenty- first century is a strategy for integration, combining geographical and infrastructural opportunities with the technical and technological potentials of States and regions. The very fact of the convening of that conference was a momentous event, signalling a comprehensive approach to the development of transport and transit corridors based on constructive and real partnerships. Our country has submitted the Ashgabat Declaration to the Secretariat for its distribution among Member States as an official document. We hope that it will be studied with interest and that there will be further use of this Declaration in international agreements, including those of the sixty-ninth session of the Assembly.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Moreover, Turkmenistan is convinced that it is high time to undertake systematic global cooperation and strategic planning in transport as a separate, long-term area of United Nations activity. In early September, Turkmenistan’s capital hosted a high-level international conference dedicated to the role of transport and transit corridors in ensuring international cooperation, stability and sustainable development. The Ashgabat Declaration adopted at the end of the Conference reflects the need to develop new modern criteria for cooperation in this sphere that are oriented towards diversification, security, accessibility, environmental safety of the transportation infrastructure, and its maximum correspondence to the realities of current global development, taking into account the needs of developing countries, including landlocked States.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“In particular, we note the institutionalization of the work of the international group of experts on energy cooperation and nominating representatives of Member States to that group. In December, the first international meeting of experts will take place in Turkmenistan. It is designed to launch systematic work on the establishment of a new legal framework of cooperation in sustainable energy. We invite Member States and all interested parties to take part in it. The outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, entitled “The future we want” (resolution 66/288, annex), emphasizes the central role of transport and mobility in sustainable development. We fully share that approach.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“As is well known, in May 2013 the General Assembly unanimously adopted resolution 67/263 entitled “Reliable and stable transit of energy and its role in ensuring sustainable development and international cooperation”. The resolution was sponsored by 71 Member States. The adoption of the resolution was yet another major and consecutive step in advancing international cooperation in the sphere of energy. We believe that adherence to the letter and spirit of that document should acquire a substantive and purpose-oriented nature. In this connection, we call on Member States and the Secretariat to actively undertake consultations on the practical implementation of the provisions of this resolution.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Our country stands ready to engage in constructive disarmament cooperation with the Office of the Deputy Secretary-General and to participate in the implementation of a number of initiatives in this regard. One of the practical steps in the implementation of measures for disarmament could be the improvement of existing United Nations structures. In this context, we believe that it will be useful to consider the establishment of a United Nations subregional disarmament centre in Central Asia. Turkmenistan looks forward to the logical continuation at this session of the broad-based dialogue on energy security as one of the fundamental elements of the United Nations sustainable development strategy initiated by the President of Turkmenistan.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“As a party to the basic disarmament treaties and conventions of the United Nations, Turkmenistan intends to continue to provide support to all the relevant processes.In this connection, while emphasizing the landmark nature of the first session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons that was held in Vienna in 2012, Turkmenistan believes that it is key to continue the current dialogue on measures aimed at expanding the international legal framework of non-proliferation. This dialogue becomes especially relevant in view of the practical steps that are being taken in order to implement the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“It is our conviction that the fewer weapons there are in the world, the more stable and peaceful its development will be, and the more trust and understanding among countries and peoples will deepen. We call for consistent strengthening of international and regional cooperation in reducing the arsenals of weapons of mass destruction and the effective implementation of the non-proliferation regime.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)