Turkmenistan hosts Central Asian International Environmental Forum

ArmInfo. -A three-day Central Asian International Environmental Forum began its work at Ashgabat on June 5, the Turkmen foreign ministry reported.

Representatives of the Central Asian governments, leaders and  international and regional organizations, diplomatic missions in  Turkmenistan, leading experts in the field of environmental  protection, representatives of the ecological sector and the media  are taking part in the forum.  The topic of the forum is Climate  Change and Water Cooperation in the context of Sustainable  Development in Central Asia; the objective is to promote regional  dialogue on environmental issues and joint formation of a vision for  a sustainable development strategy for the region.

The forum started with the reading of the welcoming address from the  President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and heads of  delegations of the Central Asian countries delivered their remarks.

On the first day of the Forum, two plenary sessions were held: the  Challenges and Opportunities for Environmental Cooperation on Climate  Change and Water Resources in Central Asia; Harmonization of the  Legislative base of Central Asian Countries in the Field of Water  Cooperation and Ecology.  The second and third days of the forum will  be devoted to thematic discussions.  On June 7, all parallel sessions  will be held and the results of the forum will be summed up. On the  same day, the official closing of the forum will be held.