President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, said that Turkmenistan welcomes the Declaration on Climate and Health, TDH reports.

“Being fully committed to continuing multilateral cooperation within the framework of global climate initiatives, Turkmenistan welcomes the proposed Declaration on Climate and Health and considers it important to support the Declaration to confirm our common resolve and unity on health issues in the implementation of the Paris Agreement,” the head of state emphasized.

The President of Turkmenistan also stated that given the exceptional significance of the impact of climate change in the context of ensuring global food security, Turkmenistan fully supports the Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Food Systems and the Fight against Climate Change.

“Recognizing the importance of coordination between national and subnational governments in the fight against climate change, Turkmenistan is ready to support the Initiative to create a COP28 Coalition for a multi-level partnership with high ambitions to combat climate change,” said President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.

The head of state also expressed his readiness to strengthen cooperation at the regional and global levels in agriculture, ecology, energy, finance and healthcare with all stakeholders to achieve the goals of the Emirates Declaration, taking into account the national interests of Turkmenistan.