The head of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, had a telephone conversation with the Special Representative of the President of the United States of America for climate change, John Kerry. During the conversation, the parties discussed current environmental issues that receive special attention from the international community, writes TDH.

The main topics of the conversation were preparations for the upcoming COP-28 Conference in Dubai, climate issues, in particular, interaction between Turkmenistan and the United States in the field of reducing methane emissions into the atmosphere and the possibility of legally consolidating cooperation in this area.

As President Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted, Turkmenistan considers climate change issues as one of the priority aspects of its foreign policy. In this regard, it was emphasized that Turkmenistan respects the position of the states of the world, including the United States, regarding the measures taken to consolidate the efforts of the international community on this issue, and the proposals put forward are positively assessed by the Turkmen side.

During the conversation, it was stated that global environmental challenges pose new tasks for the states of the world, primarily related to the modernization of national plans and strategies, including modern standards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, it is necessary to resolve issues of investment in renewable energy sources and develop technologies for adaptation to climate change.

As noted, Turkmenistan actively participates in the implementation of international initiatives and agreements in this area, and also takes specific measures to implement relevant conventions and treaties at the national level. Thus, the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNEP on November 13 of this year was the first practical step towards the practical implementation of the proposal of the Turkmen side to create a Regional Center for Technologies related to Climate Change.

During the conversation, it was also emphasized that, within the framework of the COP-26 Conference, the Turkmen delegation spoke in favor of supporting the Global Methane Commitment initiative and was interested in studying it in detail. In this regard, the priority positions of Turkmenistan on this issue were announced.

At the end of the conversation, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the US Presidential Special Representative for Climate Action John Kerry spoke in favor of further constructive interstate interaction.

The telephone conversation took place at the initiative of the American side.