On April 15-19 this year, the United Nations General Assembly Sustainable Development Week will be held at the UN headquarters in New York for the first time. This was announced by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs R. Meredov during a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.
As you know, our country occupies a leading position in promoting a sustainable transport system in the international arena. A high-level meeting on this topic will be held within the framework of the Week, in which it is proposed to send a delegation of Turkmenistan to participate.
In order to highlight our country's efforts to develop transport links, achievements and initiatives in this area and at the same time contribute to the preparation of the UN Program for the Decade of Sustainable Transport for 2026-2035, it is proposed to hold a ministerial meeting of the Friends of Sustainable Transport Group, created on the initiative of Turkmenistan, on April 16 this year at the UN building.
At the same time, a proposal was made to send a delegation of our country on a working visit to New York next month to participate in the work of the ECOSOC Forum on Next Steps in the field of financing for Development. Within its framework, it is proposed to organize a parallel event "Ministerial Dialogue on Financing Sustainable Development Goals" on April 23 this year, dedicated to issues of transport and energy connectivity.
