Khiva, (TDI): The second inter-parliamentary forum of Central Asian countries was held in Khiva. It was attended by political representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Members of youth parliaments, and local and international mass media also attended the event.
Topics addressed at the forum included new forms of interparliamentary cooperation between Central Asian countries, and recommendations for increasing the role of women and young people in the region’s socio-economic development.
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Central Asia, Kaha Imnadze, commented: “This forum once again confirms Uzbekistan’s important role in strengthening regional cooperation, as well as in ensuring peace and security.”
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Imnadze added that the UN is ready to strengthen cooperation with Central Asia in areas such as the use of transboundary waters, the melting of glaciers, gender equality, and youth activism.
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The forum resulted in the adoption of the Khiva Declaration, which will serve as the basis for the future cooperation of Central Asian countries within the framework of inter-parliamentary initiatives.
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The first inter-parliamentary forum of Central Asian countries was held last year in Turkestan, Kazakhstan.
The event led to the adoption of the Turkestan Declaration.
