Central Asian countries discuss best ways to facilitate implementation of IFAS Summit decisions in Ashgabat.A round table discussion "Enhanced regional cooperation: coordination meeting on the follow up to the IFAS IFAS Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences IFAS Institute for First Amendment Studies IFAS Institut für Fluidtechnische Antriebe und Steuerungen (Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Controls; RWTH-Aachen, Germany) Summit in Almaty Almaty (əlmä`tē), formerly Alma-Ata (ăl'mə-ətä`), city (1993 pop. 1,176,000), capital of Almaty prov., Kazakhstan, in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau. " organized by the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy Diplomatic actions taken in advance of a predictable crisis to prevent or limit violence. for Central Asia (UNRCCA) with support of the Government of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan (t  rkmyĕ'nyĭstän`), republic (2005 est. pop. 4,952,000), 188,455 sq mi (488,100 sq km), central Asia. was held in Ashgabat on July 16.The event gathered senior
representatives of IFAS member-states, principal officials of the
Executive Committee of IFAS, high level representatives of UN Agencies
and relevant international and regional organizations to discuss best
ways to facilitate the implementation of decisions taken at the IFAS
Summit which took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on April 28, 2009.As the
result of deliberations participants adopted a final statement of the
meeting. The document emphasized that institutional strengthening and
updated contractual legal frameworks of the Fund contribute to enhanced
confidence among member states, create reliable guarantees for the
implementation of mutually agreed decisions on regional water and energy
resources management. Participants stressed out the importance of
effective donors' coordination at the regional level and agreed to
consider proposals of the EC IFAS on organizing a donors'
coordination conference in cooperation with international partners.
Representatives of Central Asian states welcomed the readiness of the
UNRCCA to support and facilitate the development of mutually acceptable
mechanism of a comprehensive use of water and energy resources and
environmental protection in Central Asia with consideration of interests
of all states of the region. Participants were also introduced to a
concept of shared benefits aimed at enhancing mutually advantageous
cooperation in the region of Central Asia which will be further
discussed in October at the seminar "Mutually beneficial Adj. 1. mutually beneficial - mutually dependentinterdependent, mutualist dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" multilateral mul·ti·lat·er·al adj. 1. Having many sides. 2. Involving more than two nations or parties: multilateral trade agreements. water agreements: opportunities to add value and share benefits in the energy, agriculture and water sectors in Central Asia", to be organized by UNRCCA in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Noun 1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization .The United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia (UNRCCA) was established in 2007 at the initiative of the five Central Asian countries Noun 1. Asian country - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent Asian nation country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" and is based in Ashgabat. Supporting the efforts of Central Asian states to address issues related to the rational management of water resources and environmental protection is one of the priority areas of UNRCCA's activities. News Agency I...IUIypress - 2001-2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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