SRSG Jenča meets with the President of Turkmenistan

28 Sep 2009

SRSG Jenča meets with the President of Turkmenistan

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan -

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Ambassador Miroslav Jenča met with the President of Turkmenistan, H.E. Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, in Ashgabat.

Turkmenistan's participation in the 64th session of the UN General Assembly in New York was discussed as well as the planned visit of the UN Secretary General to Turkmenistan as part of his tour of Central Asian states. SRSG Jenča welcomed the proposal to hold next year an international conference on issues of disarmament in Central Asia and the Caspian basin under UN aegis. The sides also exchanged views about regional issues including water management, energy security and Afghanistan.