On November 7, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held online talks with US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt. The interlocutors discussed key issues on the agenda of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which will be held in Baku, the press office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reported.
Geoffrey Pyatt highly evaluated the progress made by Turkmenistan in fulfilling its international commitments on climate change since the country joined the Global Methane Pledge. He noted successful cooperation of Turkmenistan with the American companies Tetra Tech and Deloitte in implementing climate initiatives and projects.
Rashid Meredov and Geoffrey Pyatt agreed to strengthen cooperation in combating climate change and other areas of mutual interest.
