Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan discuss cooperation to protect the Caspian Sea

Azerbaijan backed Kazakhstan’s proposals for an interstate conservation programme and an international water organisation.

Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Alibek Kuantyrov met with Mukhtar Babayev, the Azerbaijani president’s representative on climate issues. They discussed the Caspian Sea’s environmental state and ways to strengthen cooperation to protect it.

Author: Робот Source: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan

Meeting between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan representatives on Caspian Sea conservation — Representatives of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan discuss efforts to protect the Caspian Sea. Illustrative photo. Photo: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Alibek Kuantyrov, held a bilateral meeting with Mukhtar Babayev, the representative of the President of Azerbaijan on climate issues.

They discussed the environmental state of the Caspian Sea and stressed the importance of coordinated efforts by the Caspian littoral states and stronger regional cooperation to preserve it.

Kuantyrov briefed the Azerbaijani side on Kazakhstan’s environmental initiatives to address the Caspian Sea’s most pressing problems. These included proposals voiced by Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the First Caspian Environmental Summit, held on October 9, 2026, in the Avaza National Tourist Zone in Turkmenistan.

The meeting covered Kazakhstan’s president’s proposal to develop an Interstate Programme for the Conservation of the Caspian Sea, intended to guide coordinated action by the littoral countries. The sides also exchanged views on a proposal to establish an International Water Organisation to strengthen global coordination and cooperation on water resources within the UN system.

Babayev supported the initiatives, noting their importance for regional cooperation and joint approaches to the Caspian’s environmental challenges. The sides confirmed their interest in further developing Kazakh-Azerbaijani cooperation and coordinating efforts to preserve the sea.

Translated from Russian using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan

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