During the session of the Government, Vice-premier, Head of the Foreign Ministry Rashid Meredov has reported on work of the Ministry for development of cooperation in international arena in such current direction as humanitarian sphere.
Number of proposals, including proposals related to cooperation in legal sphere, have been prepared for expansion of this multi-format partnership.
In this regard, it was noted that National Action Plan in human rights sphere in Turkmenistan for 2016 – 2020 has been successfully achieved in the context of solution of these objectives. Draft of similar document for 2021 – 2025 has been developed together with the UN specialized structures to continue work in this direction on systematic basis, new Plan, which includes number of relevant activities, is also aimed at fulfilment of the obligations followed from international documents, which our country has join, in designated period.
Turkmenistan also develops constructive cooperation with International Red Crescent Committee. The Action Plan for implementation of international humanitarian right in our country in 2018 – 2020 has become on the main tools of the partnership with this and other profile structures. Developed draft of relative Plan for 2021 – 2023 includes number of measures aimed at improvement of awareness of the population in this field, improvement of knowledge of government officials and local specialists.
Special attention is paid to development of dialog with such bug specialized UN agencies as UNESCO in the context of cooperation with competent international organizations. For expansion of this partnership, the head of the state has signed the Resolution approving the Provision on National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO affairs in new edition and its composition.
Currently, the draft Memorandum on cooperation between the Government of our country and this structure for 2021 – 2023 has been developed. According to the document, it is planned to work in such directions as education, science, culture, management of water resources, statistics, sports, protection of national cultural monuments in the designated period.
At the same time, Turkmenistan strengthen productive partnership in humanitarian sphere with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). In particular, it is planned to implement 18 projects in scientific, educational and legal spheres as well as in mass media together with the OSCE Center in Ashgabat.
Close contacts have been established with the OSCE Higher Commissioner’s Office for National Minorities as well. Draft Memorandum on cooperation between the Ministry of Education of our country and the above-mentioned office in language and cultural diversity in Turkmenistan has been prepared for systematic cooperation with this structure.
The activity of Interdepartmental Commission for provision of international obligations of Turkmenistan in human rights and international humanitarian right is improved. In this context, it is proposed to hold regular session of the Interdepartmental Commission in the Institute of International Relations of the Foreign Ministry of the country on March 24.
The agenda of the session will include subjects of humanitarian cooperation with competent international organizations this year as well as implementation of developed working plans. It is proposed that representative international organizations working in Central Asia and Turkmenistan would participate in the session in video conference format.
Summing up the report, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has highlighted that strengthening and expansion of fruitful relations in humanitarian sphere with all interested foreign partners both in bilateral and multilateral formats is among the priorities of foreign strategy of neutral Turkmenistan.
In this direction, our country efficiently works with big international organizations including with the UN and its specialized agencies, OSCE and other competent structures. Turkmenistan holds active position in the issues of humanitarian cooperation proposing specific initiatives aimed at provision of prosperity in regional and global scales and achievement of the Sustainable development goals.
Speaking of this, the President has approved the presented proposals and given instructions for their implementation to the vice-premier, the Foreign Minister.
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