According to the National News Agency of Turkmenistan, on August 24, local time, the summit of the members of the Aral Sea International Foundation was held in Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan President Berdymukhamedov, Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev, Kyrgyz President Gennbekov, Tajik President Rakhmon and Uzbek President Milziyoev attended the summit.

During the meeting, the heads of state discussed the joint improvement of the Aral Sea ecological environment and comprehensive utilization of water resources under climate change conditions, strengthened cooperation in water conservancy, environment and socio-economics, and promoted cooperation with international organizations. The meeting emphasized the importance of developing a National Action Plan for Assistance to the Aral Sea Basin and explored the possibility of countries in the Aral Sea Basin joining the Central Asia Framework Convention on Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development.

The heads of state of the five countries stated that they will continue to strengthen equality and mutually beneficial cooperation and have passed the "Joint Statement of the Council of the Heads of State of the Member States of the Aral Sea International Foundation."

The 74th meeting of the Inter-State Water Conservancy Coordination Committee, the Foundation Inter-State Sustainable Development Committee Working Conference and the Foundation Board Meeting were also held from August 22 to 23.

The Aral Sea is a saltwater lake in Central Asia. It is located between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. It was infused by the Syr Darya and the Amu Darya. It was once the fourth largest inland lake in the world and was once one of the most abundant aquatic resources on the planet. . However, since the 1950s and 1960s, large-scale water diversion irrigation along the two rivers has led to a continuous decline in the amount of water flowing into the Aral Sea. At present, the Aral Sea has shrunk into the "Big Aral Sea" and the "Small Aral Sea". To this end, in 1993, the five Central Asian countries established the International Foundation for the Salvation of the Aral Sea.