ISLAMABAD, JUN 1 (DNA): The “International High-Level Conference on Glacier Preservation” concluded to emphasize the inextricable link between glacier conservation and sustainable socio-economic development.

However, important outcomes of the Conference are the adoption of the Dushanbe Declaration and the Dushanbe Appeal: Call for Action, which call on UN Member States and stakeholders to take the necessary measures to strengthen international cooperation to advance and align the global agenda for the conservation of the cryosphere and glaciers.

A Tajik official said that Tajikistan, as a country at the forefront of these processes and deeply committed to advancing the water and climate agenda, is ready to continue to make every effort to achieve our common goals.

In conclusion, “I would like to thank all participants for their active participation and our partners for their support, as well as the National Organizing Committee, the International Advisory Committee and the Secretariat for the work done to successfully hold the completed Conference” Tajik Prime Minister said.

As per the additional input from the western media, analysts however say the conference got a lukewarm response as only the Pakistani prime minister attended the conference. No other important country attended it.=DNA