Thank you Excellency President Mirziyoev,
Distinguished representatives of Mass Media,
First of all, I would like to once again express my sincere and cordial gratitude to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, His Excellency Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev for the invitation to visit brotherly Uzbekistan on a state visit.
We very much welcome this visit and attach particular importance to its results.
Distinguished Professors and Students,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
At the outset, let me extend my deep appreciation and profound gratitude to the Academic Council of Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy for the honor accorded to me by conferring the degree of Honorary Doctor.
Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy successfully combines the basic principles of classic academies with innovative aspirations of universities of new generation.
Distinguished Heads of state and government,
Dear Heads and members of delegations,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
At the outset, I welcome all of you in the city of Dushanbe at the International High-Level Conference on the International Decade for Action "Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028".
Mr. Vice-President of the General Assembly,
Mr. Under-Secretary General,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Today we have successfully conducted our first dialogue devoted to the launch of the International Decade of Action “Water for Sustainable Development 2018 - 2028”.
Deliberations and productive exchange of views among stakeholders prove the need we should enhance and reinforce our efforts to achieve water related goals and targets.
Mr. Vice-President of the General Assembly,
Mr. Under-Secretary General,
I at the outset wish to extend my sincere appreciation to you for the organization and hosting today's event on water and energy nexus.
Tajikistan in every possible way supports an idea of seeking water energy nexus and is willing to build strong cooperation with all stakeholders in promoting the best solutions in water and energy sector.
Excellency Mr. Chairman!
Excellency Mr. Secretary-General!
Ladies and Gentlemen!
I would first of all like to thank the President of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly Mr. Miroslav Lajčák for convening and organizing the High-level Event on the occasion of the launch of the International Decade for Action "Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028".
Esteemed Shavkat Miromonovich,
Dear representatives of the Mass Media,
First of all, I would like to note that we reached historic decisions regarding the complex of the most important bilateral issues of our agenda, as a result of today’s state visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, His Excellency Shavkat Miromonovich to our country.
A constructive and thorough discussion on a wide range of issues of Tajik-Uzbek cooperation and prospects for their development took place in the atmosphere of full mutual understanding.
Your Excellency Mr Nakao!
Distinguished Heads of Delegation!
Ladies and Gentlemen!
I would like to welcome you to the 16th Ministerial Conference on Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) in Tajikistan and wish you all fruitful elaborations.
I would like to avail myself of this opportunity to extend my gratitude to the Leadership of all states, organizations and colleagues, who made efforts for promotion of this Initiative.
Your Excellency Ahmed Aboul Gheit,
Secretary General of the League of Arab States!
Distinguished Participants!
At the outset I would like to welcome you to the ancient land of Tajik people and wish good luck to this Forum.
The First Session of the Arab Cooperation and Economic Forum with Central Asia and Azerbaijan was held three years ago in Riyadh and it adopted the Riyadh Declaration.
Excellencies, distinguished members of the Panel,
Secretary-General,
President of the World Bank,
Distinguished participants,
I would first of all like to express my appreciation for the organization of today’s meeting and invitation to participate in this Panel.
Our Panel gave a new impetus to the promoting of understanding of the role of water resources in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.