Executive Committee of the International Fund
for saving the Aral Sea

Meeting of the Chairman of the Executive Committee of IFAS with the Chairman of the State Committee for Water Resources of Turkmenistan

The achievements of the Executive Committee of IFAS during the chairmanship of the Republic of Tajikistan were discussed at the meeting on 7 June 2022 between the Chairman of the Executive Committee of IFAS, Mr. Sulton Rahimzoda, and the Chairman of the State Committee for Water Resources of Turkmenistan, Mr. Bayjanov Gyuizgeldi.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Second High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development” 2018-2028, which was held in Dushanbe from June 6 to 9 this year. Mr. Sulton Rahimzoda welcomed the delegation of Turkmenistan and thanked them for their active participation in the Conference, including in the Central Asian Forum – Regional Water Cooperation, which was organized by the Executive Committee of IFAS together with the World Bank.

The Chairman of EC IFAS informed the Chairman of the State Committee for Water Resources of Turkmenistan about the ongoing activities of the Executive Committee of IFAS and noted with gratitude the active participation of the Turkmen side in the process of improving the organizational structure and contractual legal framework of IFAS, supported by the CAWEP Program, as well as the results achieved.

The parties also noted the importance of promoting the implementation of the projects of the Program of Action for Assistance to the Countries of the Aral Sea Basin (ASBP-4).