Today, on the instructions of the President of the Republic of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, a regular meeting of the national committee of Turkmenistan on the work of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was attended by some deputy premiers of the Cabinet of Ministers, representatives of head ministries, departmental management agencies, public organizations, mass media. During the meeting, a wide range of issues of cooperation with this specialized body of the UN were considered and plans for further development of effective cooperation were determined. Turkmenistan attaches great importance to the continuous development of cooperation with UNESCO, an organization that plays an important role in the international work on the protection of cultural monuments and natural landscapes, and promotes the establishment of an open dialogue based on respect for the values ​​of humanity and the dignity of each people. In accordance with the instructions of the President, the results of the work of Turkmenistan's national commission on UNESCO in January-June 2026 and the information on the tasks set in the plan for this year were heard in the Mejlis. As noted, during the reporting period, a total of 11 talks were held through the digital network with experts who are the heads of the main and regional organizations of UNESCO on important issues of regional and international cooperation. The representatives of the country took part in more than 10 educational consultations organized by UNESCO. On March 25 of this year, the Minister of Education of Turkmenistan participated in the activities held within the framework of the presentation of the Global Report on Monitoring the Development of Education at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris and met with the organization's leaders. This opened up new opportunities for the future of bilateral cooperation in the field of education. In this regard, various eco-forums and other events were organized in the country aimed at fulfilling the tasks set in the organization's "Man and Biosphere" program, ensuring environmental security, and National strategies on climate change. As a result of planned activities carried out within the framework of the UNITWIN program, the opening ceremony of the UNESCO chair "Digital Science" was held in the International Science and Technology Park of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan. Also, 6 secondary schools offered by our country in the corresponding period joined the network of UNESCO Associated Schools. For many years, our country has been carrying out large-scale activities to preserve historical, cultural and natural monuments, which are an integral part of world civilization, and to widely promote the priceless heritage of our people. Since the beginning of this year, based on the proposals of the Turkmen side, important documents have been prepared and presented to include the three values ​​of our national heritage in the regional and international lists of UNESCO. In particular, we are talking about the folk medicine traditions of Turkmenistan related to the endemic medicinal plants and the art of making tahya and the traditions of wearing it, as well as the written values ​​of the life and philosophy of Ibrahim Edem, a famous scientist and thinker who lived in the 8th century, who was proposed to be included in the Asia-Pacific regional list of the "True of the World" program, and which are stored in the National Manuscripts Fund. In addition, since the beginning of the year, more than 40 cultural and public events aimed at studying and preserving our national heritage and developing international cooperation have been organized in the country. At the meeting of the national commission of Turkmenistan on the work of UNESCO, within the framework of this year's plan, proposals aimed at increasing the position of the country in the structure of the organization and expanding international cooperation within the framework of joint projects in various sectors were discussed, as well as organizational and other issues.

Today, on the instructions of the President of the Republic of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, a regular meeting of the national committee of Turkmenistan on the work of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was attended by some deputy premiers of the Cabinet of Ministers, representatives of head ministries, departmental management agencies, public organizations, mass media. During the meeting, a wide range of issues of cooperation with this specialized body of the UN were considered and plans for further development of effective cooperation were defined.

Turkmenistan attaches great importance to the continuous development of cooperation with UNESCO, an organization that plays an important role in the international work on the protection of cultural monuments and natural landscapes, and promotes the establishment of an open dialogue based on respect for the values ​​of humanity and the dignity of each people. In accordance with the President's instructions, the results of the work of Turkmenistan's national commission on UNESCO in January-June 2026 and information on the tasks set in the plan for this year were heard in the Mejlis.

As noted, during the reporting period, a total of 11 talks were held through the digital network with experts from the heads of the main and regional organizations of UNESCO on important issues of regional and international cooperation. The representatives of the country took part in more than 10 educational consultations organized by UNESCO. On March 25 of this year, the Minister of Education of Turkmenistan participated in the activities held within the framework of the presentation of the Global Report on Monitoring the Development of Education at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris and met with the organization's leaders. This opened up new opportunities for the future of bilateral cooperation in the field of education.

As you know, ensuring ecological well-being and protecting the environment is one of the main directions of UNESCO's work. In this regard, various eco-forums and other events were organized in the country aimed at fulfilling the tasks set in the organization's "Man and Biosphere" program, ensuring environmental security, and National strategies on climate change. As a result of planned activities carried out within the framework of the UNITWIN program, the opening ceremony of the UNESCO chair "Digital Science" was held in the International Science and Technology Park of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan. Also, during the corresponding period, 6 secondary schools presented by our country joined the network of UNESCO Associated Schools.

For many years now, our country has been carrying out large-scale works on the preservation of historical, cultural and natural monuments, which are an integral part of world civilization, as well as wide promotion of the priceless heritage of our people. Since the beginning of this year, based on the proposals of the Turkmen side, important documents have been prepared and presented to include the three values ​​of our national heritage in the regional and international lists of UNESCO. In particular, we are talking about the folk medicine traditions of Turkmenistan related to the endemic medicinal plants and the art of making tahya and the traditions of wearing it, as well as the written values ​​of the life and philosophy of Ibrahim Edem, a famous scientist and thinker who lived in the 8th century, who was proposed to be included in the Asia-Pacific regional list of the "True of the World" program, and which are stored in the National Manuscripts Fund. In addition, since the beginning of the year, more than 40 cultural and public events aimed at studying and preserving our national heritage and developing international cooperation have been organized in the country.

At the meeting of the national committee of Turkmenistan on UNESCO affairs, within the framework of this year's plan, proposals aimed at increasing the position of the country in the structures of the organization, expanding international cooperation within the framework of joint projects in various fields were discussed, and organizational and other issues were considered.