On August 5, an event dedicated to preparations for the seventh Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia was held at the Congress Center of the ‘Avaza’ National Tourist Zone under the chairmanship of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. This was reported by the state news agency TDH.

The meeting is of particular importance as it is being held on the eve of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, confirming Turkmenistan's growing international authority.

Consultative meetings of Central Asian leaders have already established themselves as an effective platform for discussing key areas of regional cooperation.

Opening the forum, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov thanked the participants for attending the conference and noted that the current event is a step towards the upcoming meeting in Tashkent.

During the forum, he announced that Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was awarded the Order ‘For Contribution to the Development of Cooperation.’ The award was given for his significant contribution to strengthening bilateral relations and developing partnership between the peoples of the two countries.