EU to help strengthen Turkmenistan’s rule of law
By Trend
Turkmenistan has confirmed its interest to participate in the new European Union-Central Asia Rule of Law Program, launched in late 2019, which is aimed at strengthening human rights, the rule of law and democracy in accordance with European and other international standards, a representative of the EU delegation to Turkmenistan told Trend.
"The program will be implemented by the Council of Europe in close cooperation with partner countries at the national and regional levels. The program will have initial 6-month in order to adapt the program to the individual needs of each country," said the representative.
In addition, each Central Asian country may participate in this program.
"The program is open to all Central Asian countries wishing to take advantage of the experience of the Council of Europe and observing the conditions of cooperation, as required by the Council of Europe policy regarding neighboring regions," said representative.