Turkmenistan and the United Nations Development Program are expanding cooperation in the economic sphere. Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs H. Geldimyradov spoke about this at a government meeting via video link. In particular, he reported on practical measures taken within the framework of the implementation of the Country Cooperation Program between the Government of Turkmenistan and the UN Development Program for 2021–2025.

As reported, the UNDP Representative Office in our country has currently proposed the final version of the project document «Platform for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, Phase III» for signing. In this regard, information was presented on the work carried out in 2019–2023 to solve the tasks identified at stages I and II of implementing the SDGs.

In accordance with the above document, in 2024–2025 it is planned to organize joint activities on reporting and monitoring the implementation of Phase III of the SDGs in our country, as well as on studying international practices in the field of strengthening financial foundations. Along with this, it is planned to take measures to increase national capacity on issues of Turkmenistan’s accession to the WTO.

Summarizing the report, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov emphasized that one of the key aspects of the country’s socio-economic development is the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. In this context, the interaction of Turkmenistan with the UN and its structural divisions was noted. In particular, special emphasis was placed on the partnership with UNDP within the framework of the «Platform for the Implementation of the SDGs» project.

Noting that to date, phases I and II of this project have been successfully implemented, the head of state approved the submitted proposal to implement phase III in 2024–2025 and addressed a number of specific instructions to the Deputy Prime Minister.