On the occasion of the sacred holiday of Eid al-Adha, please accept my cordial felicitations and best wishes. I pray that Almighty bestow abundance, happiness and prosperity upon us all, states the message from the President of the Republic of Yemen, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.

The Congress Centre of Avaza National tourist zone hosted the Summit of the Heads of State-founder of the International Fund for Saving of Aral Sea with the participation of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

Session of the Heads of the state – founders of the International Fund for Saving of Aral Sea with the participation of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the President of the Republic of Turkmenistan, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the President of the Kyrgyz Republic who was invited by the President of Turkmenistan was held in Turkmenbashy on August 24, 2018.

The outcomes of the Summit of the Heads of the IFAS Founding Countries were voiced at the meeting of the Presidents of the five Central Asian countries with the media.

Turkmenistan always advocated for consideration and resolution of water-related and environmental problems in Central Asia on the basis of universally recognized norms of international law, with regard for the interests of all countries of the region, with participation of international organizations, acknowledging that only regional consensus can be the only acceptable form of effective interstate cooperation.

On 12 April 2018, the UN GA Resolution on Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea was prepared and unanimously adopted upon Turkmenistan’s initiative, reminded President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov speaking at the Summit of the Heads of the IFAS Founding States.

It is obvious that saving the Aral Sea cannot be viewed as an internal, regional problem, stressed President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, speaking at the Summit of the Heads of IFAS Founding States in Avaza.

A summit meeting with the participation of the official delegations has begun in the Congress Center in the Avaza National Tourist Zone (where the Summit of the Heads of IFAS Founding Member-States is well underway) after the top-level meeting.

The Summit of the Heads of Founding States of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea opened at the Congress Hall of Avaza National Tourist Zone.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has met with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev prior to the Summit of leaders of the IFAS founding-member states in Avaza.