Resolution on supporting international efforts to promote Afghanistan  has been unanimously adopted at regular meeting of UN Security  Council

ArmInfo.On March 8, 2018 a Resolution on supporting international efforts to promote Afghanistan has been unanimously adopted at the regular meeting of the UN Security Council.

According to the press service of Turkmenistan Embassy in  Armenia,this important document of the UN Security Council, which is  one of the main structures of the Community of Nations, a special  role is assigned to the measures implemented by Turkmenistan to  revive the socio-economic infrastructure of Afghanistan.

In particular, the Security Council, on the basis of the initiatives  put forward, supported the further efforts to strengthen economic  cooperation in the region and urged all countries to undertake the  necessary work in this direction.

In particular, the Security Council, on the basis of the initiatives  put forward, supported the further efforts to strengthen economic  cooperation in the region and urged all countries to undertake the  necessary work in this direction.  Among these initiatives are:

 The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project,   Agreement on the establishment of the transit, trade and transport  corridor Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey  ("Lazurite"),  The project of building a railway from Turkmenistan  to Afghanistan.   The practical implementation of the  Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project had  began in December 2015, and the construction of the Afghan section of  it was launched recently. 

At the same time, work began on laying power transmission lines and  fiber-optic communications along the route  Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan.

Turkmenistan also carries out a great job in the field of transport.  As a help to the Afghan people, two new railways:  Kerky-Imamnazar-Akin and Serhetabat- Turgundi were built and put into  operation.

Taking into account such a large-scale activity, the UN Security  Council urged all interested parties to ensure safe conditions and  promote effective cooperation for the practical implementation of the  above-mentioned projects and agreements in the adopted Resolution.

The abovementioned UN Security Council Resolution is another vivid  confirmation of the correctness and precise justification of the  foreign policy course chosen by state under the leadership of the  President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov based on its  Status of Neutrality.

In addition, this document clearly indicates the compliance of the  foreign policy pursued by the country with the goals of universal  peace and sustainable development.

This Resolution is a recognition of Turkmenistan's achievements in  strengthening large-scale international cooperation in Central Asia  and its neighboring regions.

The resolution adopted by the Security Council strengthens and  further enhances the position and authority of Turkmenistan as an  important partner of the United Nations.

This document gives an opportunity to confidently implement joint  long-term plans and a strategy of interaction with this largest  international organization.