BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 5. Turkmenistan has
been elected as the Chair of the Group of Landlocked Developing
Countries (LLDCs) for 2027-2028, and Azerbaijan as its
Vice-Chair.
This was announced by the press service of the Permanent Mission
of Turkmenistan to the UN.
According to the report, its term of office will begin on
January 1, 2027.
The report noted that the relevant decision was made at the
meeting of the group held in New York at the level of permanent
representatives to the UN.
Laos, Burundi, Chad, Rwanda, and Paraguay were also elected to
the steering bureau from the regional groups.
This chairmanship will allow Turkmenistan to coordinate the
activities of the group for two years, including work on energy and
transport connectivity, which are priorities for the country, and
to represent the interests of 32 landlocked developing countries,
starting from January 1, 2027.
Besides, according to the report, the composition of the
leadership will also be approved by the final declaration of the
ministerial meeting on LLDCs to be held at the UN Headquarters in
New York on September 24, 2026.
From November through December of this year, it's planned to
prepare a draft roadmap for Turkmenistan's chairmanship of the
group in 2027-2028, together with the Office of the UN High
Representative for the Least Developed Countries, LLDCs and Small
Island Developing States (OHRLLS).
