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DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – On 23-25 June, Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), paid his first official visit to Tajikistan for meetings with Sirojiddin Aslov, Minister of Foreign Affairs…

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan I thank the Government of Tajikistan for hosting this important conference, and His Excellency President [Emomali] Rahmon for his important initiative. We are here because we know that water is not only for life … water is life. Water is health. Water is dignity. Water is a…

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan Assalom u aleikum. I am very pleased to be in Dushanbe once again. I thank His Excellency President Emomali Rahmon, the Government and the people of Tajikistan for their warm welcome and hospitality. I am on a five-country tour of Central Asia, and this is my first stop. This is…

ASTANA, Kazakhstan I am honored to address this Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, in the beautiful Palace of Peace and Reconciliation. Let me begin by recognizing the hospitality of His Excellency President [Nursultan] Nazarbayev and the Government and people of Kazakhstan…

ASTANA, Kazakhstan It is a great honor and privilege for me to carry out two important events today - first of all, I was very much privileged to open this new, very excellent United Nations House. This should be our common working place, and I would like to sincerely thank the Government and people…

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan Salamatsyzdarby. It is a great pleasure to be in the Kyrgyz Republic for my second visit as Secretary-General of the United Nations. I thank President [Almazbek] Atambaev, the Government and the people of Kyrgyzstan for their warm welcome and hospitality. As you are well aware, I…

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan Good Morning, salamatsyzdarby and dobry den. It is a great honor to address this International Conference on Parliamentarianism. As I do so, I recall my last visit to your magnificent country in April 2010. That was only five years ago, but in many ways I feel as though I am…

OSH, Kyrgyzstan Today, we meet in a lively city. But five short years ago, Osh was the scene of tragic events that shocked Kyrgyzstan and the international community. I was in Kyrgyzstan in April 2010 and felt the rising tensions at that time. By June, inter-ethnic strife erupted into a conflict…

OSH, Kyrgyzstan Distinguished participants, I am pleased to address the representatives of Kyrgyzstan’s vibrant civil society. I am told the number of registered civil society organizations in this country runs into the thousands. This is a healthy sign, setting Kyrgyzstan apart, and speaking to the…

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan As-salamu alaykum. It is a great pleasure to meet with you today. This is my second visit to Uzbekistan as Secretary-General. I thank again His Excellency President Islam Karimov and the Government and people of Uzbekistan for their hospitality. The President and I discussed a…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan Salam Aleikum. I would like to first of all thank His Excellency President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the people of Turkmenistan for their warm welcome and hospitality. I want to congratulate the President, the Government and the people of Turkmenistan for the 20th…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan Sizing Bilen Dushushýanyma Örän Shat (I am glad to be with all of you) Thank you for inviting me to the International University for Humanities and Development. I am grateful for this recognition. I accept this honorary degree on behalf of the dedicated women and men of United…