On July 16, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the second meeting of the Turkmenistan-UN Strategic Advisory Council.

The agenda included consideration of the results of the visit of the UN Secretary-General to Turkmenistan, as well as a discussion of the Action Plan in Turkmenistan and abroad for the implementation of the UN General Assembly Resolution “International Year of Peace and Trust, 2025”.

Noting the special significance of the visit of the UN Secretary-General in the history of relations between Turkmenistan and the United Nations, the meeting participants agreed that the results achieved will further strengthen partnership interaction and give new impetus taking into account current realities.

As highlighted, on March 21, 2024, at the 63rd plenary meeting of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, at the initiative of Turkmenistan, resolution 78/266 was adopted by consensus on declaring 2025 the International Year of Peace and Trust, which demonstrates the importance of continuing activities to promote a culture of peaceful dialogue in the international community.

During the meeting, it was also stated that the adoption by the General Assembly of this resolution as a platform for joint action is intended to contribute to the resolution of emerging conflict situations by peaceful, political and diplomatic methods and means, and to strengthening trusting relations between states.