On August 8, 2025, the final plenary session of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries was held, which was attended by high-level officials of LLDCs, international organizations, as well as representatives of the private sector and civil society. 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...

On August 7, 2025, a high-level side event entitled “International Year of Peace and Trust: building momentum towards SDG 16 that promotes peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development” was held in the margins of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. The event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan jointly with the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia. The main topic of its agenda was the promotion of id...

On August 7, 2025, within the framework of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, a meeting of women leaders was held, the theme of which was “From Commitments to Change: Women as Drivers of the Avaza Agenda for Landlocked Developing Countries”, organized by the UN Secretariat jointly with the Government of Turkmenistan. The event was attended by leaders and representatives of parliaments of landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), as well as authoritative international o...

On 7 August 2025, the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries included a series of side events organized by UN agencies and other international organizations. The agenda included issues of sustainable economic development of LLDCs. One of the main events was the event dedicated to the promotion of reforms in landlocked developing countries through technology and innovation. In particular, the importance of introducing advanced technologies into transport and logistics infrastru...

On August 6, 2025, the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries continued its work in plenary sessions. The main topics of discussion on the second day of the Forum were the possibilities of overcoming obstacles to the further socio-economic development of LLDCs due to isolation from world markets. During the plenary sessions, it was noted that the Conference is an important stage in promoting a global dialogue on equal opportunities. With the main emphasis on the...

On August 5, 2025, an event dedicated to the preparation of the Seventh Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia was held at 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. The Forum was attended by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, the...

On August 6, 2025, a briefing was held to mark the launch of the International Day for the Dissemination of Information on the Special Needs of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and the Particular Challenges They Face. Speakers at the briefing included Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States Rabab Fa...