Efforts of Turkmenistan to Protect the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea Recognized at Turkmenistan’s Oil and Gas University

The Caspian Sea is a sea of friendship and peace. The Caspian Sea is the maritime gateway to Central Asia. Through it, a path to the world is opened. Issues related to the Caspian Sea are one of the priorities of our country’s foreign policy, the foundations of which were laid by the National Leader of the Turkmen people — Hero Arkadag, and which is being implemented under the leadership of our Arkadagly Hero Serdar.

Turkmenistan is an active participant in the dialogue on Caspian matters and advocates for deepening effective cooperation with all interested partners, primarily within the framework of the United Nations, aimed at protecting the marine environment of the Caspian Sea.

Many species of flora and fauna in the Caspian Sea are endemic and constitute a valuable gene pool of the region’s biological diversity. The country’s state ecological programs and projects are focused on preserving and increasing the resources of the unique water space of the Caspian Sea, the rational use of mineral and hydrocarbon resources located on its seabed, as well as environmental protection.

Our country pursues a policy based on the principles of equal and mutually beneficial cooperation in the region, strengthening friendship and brotherhood among the peoples of the Caspian littoral states, connected by centuries-old historical and cultural ties, in the interests of current and future generations, including for the effective resolution of issues related to the Caspian Sea.

Mekan Amanov, Lecturer at the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University

Source: "Nebit-Gaz" Newspaper