The UN General Assembly unanimously adopted the resolution “Strengthening ties between all modes of transport to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals”, developed at the initiative of Turkmenistan, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

 It is noted that 47 states co-sponsored the resolution adopted on December 19 at the 48th plenary meeting of the 78th session of the General Assembly.

 This resolution calls on Member States to support the continued operation and strengthening of the transport system and transport infrastructure in all relevant aspects necessary for sustainable development.

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also notes that on September 19, 2023, in his speech at the plenary session of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov highlighted the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in the field of transport as one of the priority areas.  Turkmenistan has initiated the creation of effective international platforms for dialogue in this important area.

 In this context, in 2016, the First UN Global Conference on Sustainable Transport was successfully held in Ashgabat, as well as the International Meeting of Ministers of Transport of Landlocked Developing Countries, organized in cooperation with the UN in Turkmenistan in the summer of 2023.