Turkmenistan considered the progress of the "National Action Plan in the field of Human Rights for the years 2016-2020"

On July 19, 2016 a meeting to discuss issues of implementation of the "National Action Plan in the field of Human Rights for the years 2016-2020" had been held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The meeting, organized jointly with the Permanent UN Coordinator, was attended by the heads and senior officials of the largest departments and UN agencies accredited in Turkmenistan, members of the Interdepartmental Commission on compliance with Turkmenistan's international commitments in the field of human rights and international humanitarian law and representatives of some ministries and departments, public organizations.

The main attention was focused on the implementation of the "National Action Plan in the field of Human Rights for the years 2016-2020" approved by the Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in January this year and aimed at further improvement of the activity of state bodies and public organizations to ensure the fundamental human rights and freedoms as well as the implementation of international humanitarian law in the country's legislation and practice.

While appreciating the steps taken by an independent neutral Turkmenistan in the way of broad democratic reforms and intensification of broad international dialogue in the legal sphere, representatives of the agencies and specialized UN institutions reaffirmed their readiness to promote comprehensive reforms carried out in our country.

At the end of the meeting the participants expressed confidence in further successful continuation of established relations which fully meet the common interests and priorities of the state development of sovereign Turkmenistan.