ASHGABAT TO HOST CENTRAL ASIA AND THE GLOBAL CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME FORUM

A two-day international seminar “Central Asia and the global challenges of our time” organized by the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) will start today in Ashgabat; Kazinform refers to the press service of the UNDP in Kazakhstan.

Among the participants are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Germany, Iran, China, Turkey, Russia, France, Slovakia and the USA.

The forum is aimed at discussing the impact of the global processes on the situation in Central Asia and looking for solutions to the current and potential threats and challenges in the region.

The participants will discuss such issues as regional security, influence of the world financial crisis upon the political and socio-economic processes in the region and problems of energy and environmental security.

Source: KAZINFORM, 10.03.2009