BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 23. Azerbaijan welcomes
the initiative by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to develop
a program for the preservation of the Caspian Sea's water
resources, said the Representative of the President of Azerbaijan
for Climate Issues, President of COP29, Mukhtar Babayev, at the
Regional Ecological Summit 2026 in Astana, Trend reports
"We welcome the initiative of the President of the Republic of
Kazakhstan on the development of the Intergovernmental Programme on
the Preservation of Water Resources of the Caspian Sea. We are
grateful for UNEP's cooperation, but we need the whole UN system to
be involved, as well as international financial institutions,
donors, and expertise to engage in this challenge. This support is
vital for the future of our region and the stability and prosperity
worldwide", he said.
Babayev noted that Azerbaijan will work alongside its neighbours
to continue advancing this issue on the global agenda and will
stand up for Caspian communities.
"We will not let this growing crisis be ignored, and we invite
all our partners, all littoral states, and international
organizations to stop talking and start actions" he said.
Meanwhile, speaking at the opening of the summit the previous
day, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that Kazakhstan had initiated an
interstate program to prevent further degradation of the Caspian
Sea and established the Caspian Sea Research Institute to develop
regional scientific cooperation.
