The international training seminar under UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme, titled “Empowering Documentary Diversity,” opened in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 13, 2026. Turkmenistan is represented at the event by Chinar Rustemova, Executive Secretary of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO, and Maksat Meredov, a researcher at the Institute of Language, Literature and National Manuscripts of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, according to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The seminar aims to strengthen international cooperation and enhance the human and technical capacities of countries across the Asia-Pacific region in preserving documentary heritage and securing its inclusion in UNESCO’s Memory of the World International Register.

The event is organized by the National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia (ANRI), the National Commissions for UNESCO of the Republic of Korea and Indonesia, and the Korea Heritage Service. The opening ceremony was attended by Indonesia’s Deputy Minister of Culture, Giring Ganesha, and Kim Kwibae, Chair of the UNESCO Memory of the World Committee for the Asia-Pacific region.

The seminar has brought together representatives from countries across the region, including Turkmenistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Palau, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tuvalu. International experts in documentary heritage preservation have also arrived in Jakarta.

The programme includes practical sessions on preparing nominations, assessing the physical condition of collections, risk management and the long-term digital preservation of documents.

The seminar will run until October 18.