Today, the National Tourist Zone ‘Avaza’ hosted an event entitled ‘Youth Policy in Action’ as part of the LLDC 3 Youth Forum, dedicated to regional leadership and strategic investment for landlocked developing countries. The forum brought together representatives of government agencies, UN organisations, youth associations and civil society. This was reported by the online publication Turkmenportal.

The event continued the dialogue that began at the youth meeting in Arkadag and was developed at the UN headquarters in New York in April 2025. In his speech, Azat Atayev, Deputy Minister of Education of Turkmenistan, noted the importance of involving young people in creative industries with high added value. Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Asia Kakha Imnadze proposed an initiative to establish an Academy of Preventive Diplomacy to strengthen mutual understanding among the younger generation.

The forum participants called for greater youth participation in national development processes, the adaptation of educational programmes to labour market requirements, and support for young entrepreneurs and innovators. Following the discussion, participants expressed their readiness to continue cooperation in international forums to ensure that young people from LLDC countries play an active role in decisions that affect their future.