Calendar of events
- December 5, 2007. Tajik president met with WWC head in Beppu
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Issues related to elaboration and adoption of an international water convention and convocation of a special session of the UN General Assembly on water matters were discussed a meeting of President Emomali Rahmon with Mr. Lo?c Fauchon, President of the World Water Council (WWC), which was held in Beppu, Japan on sideline of the First Asia-pacific Water Summit. The two also considered issues of preparations for international conference on reduction of water-related disaster risks that is expected to be held in Dushanbe next year. According to the Tajik head of state, the time has come when this issue should be discussed at the level of the UN General Assembly. Mr. Fauchon, for his part, named President Rahmon’s proposals important and timely and said that WWC would study those initiatives. He also invited Tajik president to attend the next World Water Forum that will be held in Istanbul in March 2009.
More information…Type: Meetings Organizers: Government, International organizations Participants: Government(s), International Organizations Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Japan Open press: Yes
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