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CEO Abdullah to Attend Tajikistan Water Conference

CEO Abdullah to Attend  Tajikistan Water Conference

DUSHANBE - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah is expected to meet the presidents of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Pakistan on the sidelines of an international conference on water here.
The Afghan CEO is due to arrive in Dushanbe to attend the International High-level Conference on International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development 2018-2028.
More than 1,000 guests from 100 countries, including heads of state and government, heads and high-ranking representatives of foreign policy and other relevant ministries are expected to take part in the event.
Leaders and representatives of international and regional organizations, such as the UN, OSCE, EU, CSTO, SCO, CIS, the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS), etc., international financial institutions and development partners, river basin organizations, the civil society and the scientific and technological community, as well as research institutes will also participate in the conference.
The conference will be held at the initiative of the Tajik government and in cooperation with the UN and other partners June 20-22 to promote action and policy dialogue on water for sustainable development.
Fraidon Khwazon, an advisor toAbdulah, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the CEO would be accompanied by a high-level delegation during his visit to Dushanbe.
Besides attending the conference, Abdullah will also meet with the presidents of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Pakistan and will discuss with them issues concerning economy, transit trade and terrorism.
Abdullah will also sign some agreements about extension of railway lines during his trip to Tajikistan, Khwazon said.
The conference was first held in 2015 in Tajikistan capital Dushanbe. The main objectives of the conference include raising awareness of the timely and effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and other water-related SDGs.
The event will discuss further steps to implement the International Decade for Action 2018-2028 at the global, regional and country levels.
Khwazon said the CEO would be accompanied by Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak, deputy foreign minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai, deputy communication and information technology minister, deputy economy minister and some other officials.
Abdullah is currently on a trip to Italy and he will directly fly from there to Tajikistan. (Pajhwok)