UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a speech at the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC 3), which is taking place in the ‘Avaza’ National Tourist Zone. This was reported by the IIC of Turkmenistan.

The UN Secretary-General noted that landlocked countries continue to face serious challenges on the path to sustainable development, despite the progress achieved.

The UN Head called on the international community to strengthen its support for landlocked countries by ensuring their equal opportunities in the global economy. António Guterres paid particular attention to sustainable logistics, digital transformation, infrastructure modernisation, and improving access to healthcare, education and social services.

In conclusion, Mr Guterres stressed that international cooperation must be the basis for developing new strategies aimed at reducing inequality and increasing the resilience of such countries to economic and climate shocks.