President of Turkmenistan receives SRSG Petko Draganov

8 May 2015

President of Turkmenistan receives SRSG Petko Draganov

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan –

On 8 May, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Ambassador Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), on the occasion of the beginning of his mission. The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov.

The President expressed his appreciation of the activities carried out by UNRCCA and emphasized the Center’s role in contributing to peace and security in Central Asia. SRSG Draganov thanked President Berdimuhamedow for his support to UNRCCA and expressed the hope that the excellent cooperation would continue in the future.