From 5 to 6 October, 2022, Moscow hosted the second Caspian Economic Forum, which became the most important platform in the post-pandemic period for discussing topical issues of cooperation between the countries of the Caspian region. The two-day forum was attended by over a thousand delegates and not only from the Caspian countries, but also […]
Russian Minister of Economic Development of Russia told about dynamics of cooperation with the Caspian countries
The Caspian Sea is potentially an extremely powerful region and one of the most dynamically developing in the world, Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Assessing the potential and prospects of cooperation between Russia and its neighbors in the Caspian Sea, the official in particular mentioned economic […]
The Caspian – a unique region of neighbourliness
Sergey Lavrov , Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation On June 29, 2022, Ashgabat hosted an important international event, the 6th Caspian Summit, and I believe it is important to consider the role and place of the Caspian Region in the fairer, more democratic and sustainable multi-polar system that is taking shape today. […]
Moscow is preparing for the Caspian Economic Forum
In October this year, Moscow will host the second Caspian Economic Forum, which will bring together representatives of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Russia. According to the Minister of Economic Development of Russia Maxim Reshetnikov, the holding of the Caspian Economic Forum for the “five” countries is especially relevant now – this is the first […]
Turkmen leader held meetings with Caspian counterparts
A few hours before the summit, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held bilateral meetings with the leaders of Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, and Kazakhstan. During the exchange of views on the prospects of interstate dialogue, the President of Turkmenistan and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev stated that there is a huge potential for strengthening cooperation […]
Putin revealed plans for industrial partnership in the Caspian region
At the end of his working visit to Turkmenistan to participate in the Caspian Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a press conference with Russian and Turkmen media. In an interview, he spoke about plans for industrial cooperation in the Caspian region. He also announced the visit of a Gazprom delegation to Turkmenistan. Here is […]
FMs agreed on a package of documents for the Caspian Summit
The foreign ministers of the Caspian littoral countries at a meeting in Ashgabat (28 Jun) agreed on a number of documents and Communique to be adopted during the Caspian Summit scheduled for today (29 June). Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Hossein Amir […]
Working Group on the Caspian Sea met in Iran
On 23-24 May 2022, the fourth meeting of the High-level Working Group on the Caspian Sea was held in Tehran, the foreign ministry of Kazakhstan said in a press release. The negotiations were attended by delegations of the Caspian five – Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. In accordance with the agenda of the meeting, […]
Turkmenistan takes part in the Caspian Forum in Russia
On 23 May 2022, the official opening ceremony of the Forum “Caspian 2022: Ways of Sustainable Development” took place at Astrakhan State University, Russia. The event gathered the representatives of universities, authorities, the business community and mass media, as well as representatives of Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan. The main goal of the forum is discussing of […]
Turkmenistan took part in the Caspian communication exercises for search and rescue operations
Elvira Kadyrova The rescue forces and agencies of Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan hold joint communication exercises in the Caspian Sea, in the area of responsibility of the Marine Rescue Coordination Center Astrakhan (MRCC), the Russian Federal Agency for Sea and River Transport reports. The theme of the exercise was “Search and rescue of people […]
Convention on legal status of the Caspian Sea is ready for signing by top leadership – Russian Foreign Ministry
A few hours ago, the regular meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of five Caspian countries of Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran wrapped up in Moscow. One of the cornerstone issues on the table of the current meeting was a detailed discussion of the final version of the Convention on the Legal Status […]