Statement by SRSG Natalia Gherman at the Conference “Importance of the Great Silk Road: Present and Future Development”

ASHGABAT, 6 December 2018

Your Excellencies,

Ladies and gentlemen,

First of all, I would like to congratulate the Turkmen side with this initiative and excellent organization of the Conference on the importance of the Silk Road.

Ashgabat is an auspicious place to host such a meeting, since this year is proclaimed “...