Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov held talks with the Regional Coordinator of the International Organization for Migration for Central Asia (IOM) Zeynal Hajiyev at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan today.

The parties noted the positive practice of Turkmenistan's cooperation with the IOM. The issues of ensuring the rights of refugees and stateless persons, and countering human trafficking are considered by Turkmenistan as priority areas of cooperation with reputable international organizations.

The issues of implementing joint projects of the Government of Turkmenistan and the IOM in the near future were considered.

During the conversation, it was stressed that systematic work is being carried out in the country to eradicate statelessness in accordance with the National Action Plan for 2019-2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.