The Turkmen delegation met with the Director of the UNESCO Liaison Office at the UN headquarters

On April 15, 2025, within the framework of the Second Forum "Central Asia Youth Dialogue" at the UN Headquarters in New York, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Education of Turkmenistan and the Director of the UNESCO Office and UNESCO Representative to the UN, Mr. Eliot Minchenberg.

During the meeting, the parties highly appreciated the long-term fruitful cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNESCO in the field of education, science and culture. The Deputy Minister emphasized that Turkmenistan actively integrates advanced international approaches, cooperating with UNESCO structures such as the Institute of Information Technologies in Education (IITE). In particular, the successful experience of joint work on the digital transformation of the educational process was noted, including the development of a national digital learning platform and the introduction of modern solutions based on artificial intelligence.

Mr. Minchenberg highly appreciated the effectiveness of Turkmenistan's interaction with the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education within the framework of the relevant Roadmap signed in 2023 between the Ministry of Education and IITE and emphasized the importance of scaling this positive experience to other countries, especially developing countries. He expressed his readiness to support Turkmenistan's initiatives at the UN platform that facilitate the exchange of advanced educational practices and technologies.

The Director of the UNESCO Office to the UN expressed interest in holding joint events under the auspices of UNESCO at the UN site, such as a forum dedicated to the role of digital technologies in ensuring sustainable development and strengthening the culture of peace and trust.

At the end of the meeting, the parties expressed confidence that the agreements reached will open up new prospects for strengthening the partnership between Turkmenistan and UNESCO, contributing to the achievement of common goals in the field of education, science and culture.

Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan