On May 4, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran, Ms. Esther Kuisch Laroche, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit to participate in the inauguration of the new International Seaport.
During the talks, the sides exchanged views on perspective areas of partnership, identifying among them the scientific, educational and cultural sphere, cooperation in the preservation of historical and architectural monuments of the Turkmen people, which testify to the significant contribution to the development of world civilization.
The parties paid special attention to the organizational issues of joint activities on the occasion of the announcement in Turkmenistan of 2018 "Turkmenistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road". In addition, delegates noted that today Turkmenistan continues to actively work on the preparation of a number of initiatives and proposals to include not only new historical and cultural values in the UNESCO World Register, but also unique natural objects of our country.
