ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, April 23. Turkmenistan
has proposed establishing a regional council on water use under the
auspices of the United Nations as part of efforts to strengthen
coordination on water resource management in Central Asia, Trend reports via the press
service of the Turkmen Government.
The initiative was put forward by President of Turkmenistan
Serdar Berdimuhamedov at a Regional Ecological Summit 2026 in
Astana, Kazakhstan, on April 22.
According to Berdimuhamedov, the proposed body could become a
practical platform for aligning national approaches to water use
and ensuring balanced distribution of transboundary resources
across the region.
He noted that Turkmenistan consistently advocates for
transparent and rules-based water cooperation, stressing the
importance of adhering to international legal frameworks and taking
into account the interests of all countries sharing river
basins.
