ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, April 13. Turkmenistan
has called for the complete depoliticization of the global energy
sector and proposed the development of a United Nations-backed
“Energy Code” to prevent political conditions from affecting energy
cooperation, Trend
reports via the press service of the Turkmen Government.
The initiative was put forward by Chairman of Turkmenistan’s
Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during his address at the
International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum, held at the Hofburg
Palace in Vienna, Austria.
The proposal also includes the development of a universal
international legal instrument under the UN framework governing
energy production, transit, and consumption, as well as a draft UN
General Assembly resolution on the role of reliable energy
connectivity in sustainable development.
Berdimuhamedov noted that Turkmenistan is ready to take an
active role in further consultations on the proposed
initiatives.
The International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum, previously
known as the Vienna Energy Forum, is a solutions platform to
accelerate low-emission, climate-resilient development around the
world. The IVECF highlights the action-oriented steps required to
achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, helping to forge
an inclusive pathway that leaves no one behind as we work to
achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The solutions platform
facilitates multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder, and
inter-disciplinary dialogue to advance sustainable energy
development. Initiated in 2008, the Forum is co-organized by the
United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the Austrian
Government, and the International Institute for Applied Systems
Analysis.
