Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov met in New York with the Under-Secretary-General of the UN Counter-Terrorism Office Vladimir Voronkov, Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message.

Voronkov positively assessed the results of his recent visit to Turkmenistan and the adoption of a counter-terrorism strategy for Central Asia. In turn, Berdimuhamedov noted the need to intensify efforts and to switch over to concrete actions in the fight against terrorism and prevention of violent extremism in the region, the message says.