During today’s meeting, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres discussed the condition and prospects of cooperation included in the global agenda. The provision of stability and security in the Central Asia undoubtedly was and remains to be the priority of collaboration of Turkmenistan with the UN, Turkmen Leader has said, having noted that the most important role in implementation of these tasks, counteracting to new challenges and threats, is given to preventative diplomacy. Turkmenistan will continue its active participation in the activity held by the UN Regional Centre for Preventative Diplomacy for the Central Asia. This is under the UN aegis, the practice shows, the measures of preventative diplomacy are able to work efficiently and bring the results, the Head of the State noted. Unsettled political situation in Afghanistan remains urgent problem. “It is necessary to render real support to Afghanistan in achievement of peace and harmony, - the President of Turkmenistan said. – It can be achieved only by peaceful negotiation methods. There no other solutions”. Turkmenistan actively supports Afghanistan’s integration to economic processes. The construction of the railroad and energy supplies to the neighbouring country was given as an example by the Head of the State. We also started implementation of large-scale project, the construction of Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan – India gas main, the President of Turkmenistan mentioned, having expressed the confidence that it would pay handsome economic dividends to our southern neighbour. Effective counteracting of the terrorism was named by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov as the most important goal of cooperation with the UN. Having noted that High-Level Dialog “The Central Asia – the United Nations” on realization of the UN Global Antiterrorism Strategy would take place in Ashgabat today, the Head of the State said that the main objective is to develop coordinated activities aimed at elimination of the root causes of the terrorism. This is about establishment of the conditions for stable social and economic development of certain regions of the planet, growth of populations’ occupancy, its access to education, culture, etc.