Second Regional SDG Summit: Beyond COVID Towards Just Recovery in Central Asia, organized by the UN and the EU at the initiative of Kazakhstan, was held in Almaty on June 16.
The summit was attended by UN Deputy Secretary General Usha Rao-Monari, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzade and Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mukhammedov, UzA reported.
The parties exchanged views on the ways to ensure economic growth in achieving sustainable development goals. Poverty reduction, food security, promotion of large-scale reforms in the field of healthcare and education, implementation of the national strategy for gender equality, accelerated development of green energy, introduction of innovations and digital technologies, modernization of infrastructures and other were outlined as priorities.
Taking into account the cooperation of Central Asian countries and the formation of a completely new environment in terms of regional cooperation, the summit emphasized the importance of considering the possibility of developing appropriate sustainable development programs that will allow us to solve pressing issues together.
As part of the visit to Almaty, the PM Aripov met with the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan and the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations.
