On September 28, a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was held at the UN headquarters in New York. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The parties exchanged views on the development of cooperation, as well as on issues of regional peace and security, including Afghanistan. In this regard, the regular assistance and support provided to the Afghan people was highly appreciated.

The Turkmen side confirmed the country's commitment to implementing a foreign policy course based on the status of permanent neutrality. At the same time, it announced its intention to closely cooperate with the UN in implementing the initiative to prepare a Global Security Strategy, put forward by the President of Turkmenistan at the previous session of the General Assembly.

R. Meredov emphasized the importance of the upcoming 2025, proclaimed by the UN at the initiative of Turkmenistan as the “International Year of Peace and Trust” for the entire international community. In this regard, it was announced that it is intended to prepare a Program of events to mark the year 2025 - Peace and Trust.

On the issue of assistance to Afghanistan, the Minister noted that the launch of a number of large transport and energy projects on the Turkmen-Afghan border on September 11 is another clear example of a consistent policy to provide assistance to the people of Afghanistan. It was also emphasized that these projects will be strictly implemented within the framework of international legal norms.

The Turkmen side expressed gratitude for the high assessment of the work in the area of eradicating statelessness in the country, emphasizing that work in the humanitarian direction is one of the priority areas of Turkmenistan's policy and its cooperation with the UN, the source notes.