{"id":145534,"date":"2025-09-09T17:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/?p=145534"},"modified":"2025-09-09T17:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:25:10","slug":"central-asian-youth-forum-to-take-place-in-ashgabat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/?p=145534","title":{"rendered":"Central Asian Youth Forum to take place in Ashgabat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Asia Drug Action Programme (CADAP 7), together with the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, will host the <strong>Central Asian Youth Forum <\/strong>under the theme <em>\u201cHealth and Sustainable Development as a Path to Peace.\u201d<\/em> The event will take place on <strong>10\u201311 September 2025<\/strong> at the <strong>Institute of Telecommunications and Informatics of Turkmenistan<\/strong> in Ashgabat.<\/p>\n<p>This Forum is especially significant as it coincides with the <strong>30th Anniversary of Turkmenistan\u2019s Neutrality<\/strong> and the <strong>Year of Peace and Trust<\/strong>, highlighting the country\u2019s role in fostering dialogue, cooperation, and stability in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The Forum will bring together <strong>young leaders, experts, and policymakers<\/strong> from Turkmenistan, Central Asian countries, the European Union and beyond to exchange views on <strong>health, education, digital resilience, and climate awareness<\/strong>. Sessions will focus on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Addiction prevention and mental health<\/strong> as foundations of peace<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eco-awareness and a healthy environment<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Education, innovation, and youth well-being<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital platforms, AI, and youth startups for peace<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The discussions will conclude with the adoption of a <strong>Final Document and Road Map<\/strong> for future cooperation between youth in Central Asia and the EU.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside formal sessions, the Forum will also feature cultural activities, including a visit to the <strong>National Museum of Turkmen Carpet<\/strong>, showcasing Turkmenistan\u2019s rich cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Central Asian Youth Forum 2025<\/strong> reaffirms CADAP\u2019s commitment to empowering young people and strengthening EU\u2013Central Asia cooperation in building a healthier, more sustainable, and peaceful future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Asia Drug Action Programme (CADAP 7), together with the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, will host the Central Asian Youth Forum under the theme \u201cHealth and Sustainable Development as a Path to Peace.\u201d The event will take place on 10\u201311 September 2025 at the Institute of Telecommunications and Informatics of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10914],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145534"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=145534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145536,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145534\/revisions\/145536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/145535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=145534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=145534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=145534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}