No:664/23, Press release on the adoption of the draft resolution on the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA)
21 November 2023 11:40
On 20 November 2023, the draft resolution of the UN General Assembly on the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA), put forward by Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, was adopted unanimously.
The resolution entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” emphasized the important role of the Special Programme as a regional programme promoting mutual understanding, economic cooperation and regional development for its member states.
The goals and objectives of the Tashkent Declaration dated 26 March 1998, by which the Special Programme was established, were recalled, and the progress achieved in Central Asian countries, their integration with the economies of Europe and Asia, and their contributions to global economic growth were welcomed.
The resolution noted the importance of exploring the possibility of establishing a UN multi-partner trust fund for the effective and timely mobilization of financial resources by the states participating in the Special Programme and the UN for the implementation of projects within the framework of the Special Programme.
The resolution also emphasized the importance of further developing regional cooperation among Central Asian countries in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and develop good-neighborly relations.
It should be noted that in 2023, the Republic of Azerbaijan holds the chairmanship of SPECA.
The resolution is available via this internet link.