Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met the heads of three international organisations on the sidelines of the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Türkiye, reported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
With Roland Mollerus, officer-in-charge of the UN Office of the High Representative for Landlocked Developing Countries (UN-OHRLLS), Meredov discussed implementing the Awaza Programme of Action for landlocked countries for 2024–2034. The programme was adopted at the UN conference held in Turkmenistan’s Awaza resort in August 2025. The talks also covered transport links, trade and climate finance.
In talks with Malle Fofana, deputy executive director of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the sides discussed green investment, renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate adaptation. In both meetings, the Turkmen side promoted its proposal to set up a Regional Centre for Climate Technologies for Central Asia.
Meredov also met Salim Muhammad Al-Malik, director-general of ICESCO, the Islamic world’s education, science and culture organisation. They discussed education, culture, heritage preservation and environmental protection. Turkmenistan gained observer status in ICESCO this year.
All sides expressed interest in deeper cooperation. No agreements were reported from these meetings.
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November 13, 2026