The final plenary session of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries was held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone on August 8, TDH reports.

At the final stage of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC), one of the key outcome documents was unanimously adopted — the Avaza Political Declaration aimed at sustainable and inclusive development for the period 2024-2034, the International Information Center of Turkmenistan reports.

The key areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United States were discussed at a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs John Mark Pommersheim, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reported on August 7.

On the sidelines of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Akhmet Gurbanov held a meeting with the delegation of the European Union led by the EU Special Representative for Central Asia Eduards Stiprais, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported on its website on August 7.

On August 6, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a series of meetings with heads of delegations from African countries on the sidelines of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, TDH reports.

The problem of shallowing of the Caspian Sea was discussed by the deputy prime ministers of five countries - Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia and Kazakhstan. At the meeting, held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone, general concern was expressed about changes in the Caspian ecosystem, it was emphasized that the decrease in water levels negatively affects the socio-economic development of coastal regions and requires immediate coordinated action, Orient reports.

On August 6, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan, who is visiting our country to participate in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, TDH reports.

On August 5, the opening and first plenary session of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries was held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone under the chairmanship of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.

On August 5, on the sidelines of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a number of bilateral meetings with heads of state and foreign delegations, TDH reports.

Today, August 5, an event dedicated to the preparation of the 7th Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia was held in the Congress Center of the Avaza National Tourist Zone under the chairmanship of the National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, TDH reports.

On August 4, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC), which will be held on August 5-8 in the Avaza National Tourist Zone on the Turkmen coast of the Caspian Sea, TDH reports.

The high level of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the International Atomic Energy Agency was noted at a meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and IAEA Deputy Director General Liu Hua, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reported on August 4 (https://www.mfa.gov.tm/ru/news/5429).

Today, August 5, a welcoming ceremony for the participants-delegates of the Third UN Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries was held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone, TDH reports.

On August 3, a ceremony of raising the flags of Turkmenistan and the UN was held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone on the occasion of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports (https://www.mfa.gov.tm/ru/news/5425).

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived on Sunday, July 3, at the Turkmenbashi International Airport to participate in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, held on the Caspian coast, TDH reports.