Today, representatives of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan participated in the meeting of the Dialogue of Women Leaders of Central Asia, which was held in Tashkent, the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Mejlis of Turkmenistan reports on this.
The goal of this international event was to develop regional cooperation, expand women's participation in socio-political and economic life, and strengthen gender equality.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Parliaments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan, international organizations and civil society institutions, as well as local executive bodies.
The participants of the forum noted the importance of effective work being carried out in the countries of the region to expand the rights and opportunities of women and strengthen their role in state and public life.
Representatives of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan emphasized the importance of cooperation with international organizations in ensuring women's rights in our country, the continuous improvement of regulatory legal acts to ensure women's rights, expanding the participation of women in state governance and various sectors of the economy, the National Action Plan for Gender Equality in Turkmenistan for 2021-2025, increasing the role of women in business, as well as increasing women's opportunities in the areas of labor and social protection, education and healthcare.
At the end of the conference, there was an exchange of views among the Central Asian countries on the results achieved and experiences gained in this area, as well as the adoption of a final document on the results of the conference.
