The nineteenth meeting of the SPECA Governing Council was held in Dushanbe

  

On November 28, 2024, the 19th meeting of the Governing Council of the United Nations Special Program for the Economy of Central Asia (SPECA) was held in Dushanbe, chaired by Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Nuriddinzoda Ahliddin Nuriddin with the participation of representatives of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Economic Commission for Europe and the United Nations Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).

 

In his speech, Nuriddinzoda A. N. noted that the proposal of the Founder of Peace and National Unity -the Leader of the Nation, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the respected Emomali Rahmon to declare 2025 the "International Year of Glacier Protection" attracted the attention of the whole world to the issue of conservation of water resources and was recognized as necessary to strengthen regional integration related to solving the problems of climate change climate.

At the same time, the meeting discussed the results of peripheral events and issues of the SPECA Economic Forum for participating countries and development partners. The meeting also adopted a decision of the Governing Council and the SPECA Development Concept until 2030, which reflected the strengthening of priority regional cooperation, including in the areas of trade and investment, digitalization, innovation, energy, environment and gender issues.

In addition, at the event, participants stressed the need for green development as a key element in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the SPECA region.

Recall that the Republic of Tajikistan chairs the Program for 2024.