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.

The agenda included a review of the results of the forums, high-level roundtable meetings held within the framework of the international Conference, as well as consideration of the draft Avaza Political Declaration and the announcement of the Avaza Action Program. The final part of the session was devoted to the closing of the Conference.

In her speech, UN Under-Secretary-General, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States Rabab Fatima expressed gratitude to the Government and people of Turkmenistan for the hospitality and high level of organization of the Conference and thanked President Serdar Berdimuhamedov for his personal participation in the opening of the Forum and the conditions created to ensure its success.

Rabab Fatima also confirmed the readiness of the UN to continue cooperation with international and regional organizations, other stakeholders to achieve specific results of the Program and expressed gratitude to all participants of the Forum.

The announcement of the official closure of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries at the final plenary session marked the beginning of a new stage in the implementation of the Avaza Agenda for Action at the national and global levels.

Overall, the Conference became an important event in international cooperation. Neutral Turkmenistan provided an effective platform for discussing topical issues concerning landlocked developing countries, and the legal status of Turkmenistan’s neutrality contributed to the development of dialogue between participants in an atmosphere of trust and openness.