The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, speaking in Beijing at a high-level conference on connectivity within the framework of the Third International Forum «One Belt, One Road», spoke about the main directions of Turkmenistan’s environmental policy.

According to Hero-Arkadag, one of the priorities of Turkmenistan’s international cooperation is to achieve a reasonable balance between production activities and environmental protection, ensuring environmental safety.

«Our understanding of the essence and meaning of the «Green Silk Road is based on this». In this context, we believe that Turkmenistan’s proposal to establish a specialized structure - the Regional Centre for Technologies Related to Climate Change, is a logical and timely step», -said Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

The National Leader of the Turkmen people emphasized that Turkmenistan is ready to provide all the necessary technical and organizational conditions for the work of the Centre in the capital of the country - the city of Ashgabat.

Hero-Arkadag also stated that an integral part of Turkmenistan’s environmental strategy is to reduce and eradicate the negative consequences of carbon dioxide and methane emissions into the atmosphere.

According to the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, we are talking, first of all, about a phased transition to the introduction and use of modern environmentally friendly and resource-saving technologies, especially in the fields of energy, industry and transport. Hero-Arkadag also noted that Ashgabat is actively pursuing international cooperation in the field of hydrogen energy.

«We consider these steps of Turkmenistan an important practical contribution to the creation of «green corridors» of cooperation, including within the framework of the «Revival of the Great Silk Road» and «One Belt, One Road» strategies», -emphasized Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.