Turkmenistan participates in online conference on Preventing Violent Extremism in Central Asia

AKIPRESS.COM - A high-level conference Preventing Violent Extremism in Central Asia: Regional Progress and the Way Forward was hosted online by the UNDP Regional Center in Istanbul with Turkmenistani representatives in attendance, the Turkmen foreign ministry said.
The meeting was attended by Natalia German, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Central Asia and Head of UNRCCA, Agi Veres, Deputy Regional Director of UNDP and Deputy Assistant Administrator of UNDP for Europe and the CIS, Deputy Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, authorized diplomats of Japan and Great Britain, experts from the UN Counter-Terrorism Office, the World Bank and others. At the conference, Turkmenistan was represented by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V. Khadzhiev.
During the meeting, participants focused on the results of ongoing efforts to prevent violent extremism in the region. The need to develop cooperation and partnership in order to find more effective regional strategies was noted.
During the meeting, the Turkmen side noted the importance of neutrality, which can serve as a basis for countering certain segments of violent extremism. In this context, the head of the Turkmen delegation highlighted the initiatives of Turkmenistan to expand the international legal framework for the practical implementation of the potential of neutrality, and emphasized the draft resolution of the UN General Assembly "The role and importance of the policy of neutrality in maintaining and strengthening international peace, security and sustainable development."