Head of UNAMA Mission Meets with Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On May 25, 2023, Turkmenistan’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, V. Hajiyev, met with Roza Otunbayeva, the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Otunbayeva was on a working visit to Ashgabat to participate in a meeting of Special Representatives for Afghanistan in the “Central Asia – European Union” format.
During the meeting, the two parties discussed various regional security issues. Hajiyev stressed that Turkmenistan is extremely concerned about the security and stability of its neighboring country, as well as its socio-economic development. Therefore, it is important to have broad interactions between countries and the UN on Afghanistan issues, with a special focus on maintaining close interaction with UNAMA.
Turkmenistan is one of the states of Central Asia, and as a country with permanent neutrality status, is actively working in the context of international efforts to stabilize the political and socio-economic situation in Afghanistan. The country regularly sends humanitarian cargo, builds social facilities and provides medical aid to the population of Afghanistan. Turkmenistan also contributes to the economic recovery of the neighboring country through projects like the construction of the TAPI gas pipeline, the construction of the TAP power line, the repair of railways, and the construction of new tracks.
Both parties expressed their interest in broad international cooperation in the context of further close cooperation in the implementation of joint projects related to the reconstruction of Afghanistan and the country’s integration into world economic relations.
