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...

On August 5, 2025, the opening ceremony and the first plenary session of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries took place in the National Tourist Zone “Avaza” under the chairmanship of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. The Forum was attended by heads of state and government, high-ranking officials from over 100 countries, around 50 international organizations, and representatives of more than 20 leading companies. To provide wide coverage of this significant ev...

On August 5, 2025, a welcoming ceremony for the participants-delegates of the Third UN Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries was held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone. The celebration was attended by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, Chairman of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Philemon Young, heads and members of delegations of the countries partic...

On 5 August 2025, a briefing was held to mark the opening of the plenary session of the Third UN Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3). The moderator was the famous Al Arabiya TV presenter Riz Khan. The briefing was addressed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. Also taking part in the briefing was UN Under-Secretary-General, High Representative for the Least Develo...

On August 4, 2025, the Civil Society Forum, held within the framework of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC), began its work in the Avaza National Tourist Zone. The large-scale event was attended by the UN Deputy Secretary-General, the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island States, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan for Science, Education, Health, Sports, Youth and the P...