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Minsk, Belarus, May 22 | ORIENT.Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Belarus Nazarguly Shagulyev took part in the 25th International Scientific Conference "Sakharov Readings 2025: Environmental Problems of the 21st Century", which was held on May 22 in Minsk at the A.D. Sakharov International State Environmental Institute of the Belarusian State University.

The representative forum, organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Education and the Belarusian State University, was attended by heads and representatives of the diplomatic corps of a number of countries, including Russia, China, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. The participants also included leading scientists and specialists of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, heads and teachers of Belarusian universities.

The conference became an important platform for discussing current issues of environmental protection and ecology, as well as for consolidating the efforts of scientists and practitioners from different countries in assessing the impact of technological progress on nature and humans and developing measures to reduce anthropogenic impact.

The participation of the Ambassador of Turkmenistan in this significant environmental forum underlines the priority attention of Turkmenistan to environmental protection and sustainable development. Given the active development of Turkmen-Belarusian cooperation, including in the field of science and technology, the discussion of environmental issues at this venue can facilitate the exchange of experience and the search for new areas of cooperation ahead of the next meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Cooperation in Science and Technology between the Republic of Belarus and Turkmenistan.

"Sakharov Readings" have established themselves as a key event for the exchange of experience and discussion of global trends in environmental protection, providing a discussion platform for all interested parties.

Photo: courtesy of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Belarus