Excellency UN Secretary-General,
Distinguished participants,
Ladies and gentlemen,
At the outset, I would like to welcome you to this side event «Roadmap for 2025: International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation». Taking this opportunity, I would also like to express my gratitude to our partners — UNESCO, World Meteorological Organization and the World Bank for their fruitful cooperation in convening this event.
Today’s event is the first step towards the implementation of the new resolution of the United Nations declaring the 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. The goal of this gathering is primarily to unite the efforts of various parties to make this initiative successful and effective.
I believe that fruitful dialogues and discussions within the framework of this event will contribute to defining a common vision and developing a road map for 2025. This conference will also serve to develop a joint commitment of the parties on the issue of concern and incorporate it into the Water Action Agenda as our decent contribution to the results of this historic Conference.
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