TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan, October
9. The first meeting of a commission on the
Caspian Sea level drop will be held in Azerbaijan in the first half
of 2027, and the commission’s regulations will be approved,
Trend’s special
correspondent reports.


This was reflected in the Decision of the Heads of the Caspian
Littoral States on the outcomes of the Caspian Ecological Summit
signed following the event held in Turkmenbashi city, at the Avaza
National Tourist Zone on October 9, 2026.


During his working visit to Turkmenistan, the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, participated in the
summit.


The decision notes that the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Iran,
Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan have decided on the following
measures to enhance the effectiveness of five-party cooperation in
addressing issues related to the drop in the Caspian Sea level:


The establishment of a commission at the level of deputy heads
of government of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan, and
high-ranking representatives of Iran and Russia.


The primary objective of the commission is to ensure the
identification of the causes behind the drop in the Caspian Sea
level, as well as the development and implementation of
coordinated, comprehensive measures to combat the negative
processes resulting from the sea's shallowing.


The creation of necessary specialized working groups, comprising
representatives, experts, and specialists from the state agencies
of the Caspian littoral states, to support the commission's
activities.


The designation by the governments, within three months, of
authorized representatives to represent their states in the
aforementioned Commission.


The holding of subsequent meetings on a rotating basis within
the territories of the Caspian littoral states, in accordance with
the alphabetical order of the English language.


The initiative to establish a commission or working/expert
groups regarding this matter was put forward by the President of
Azerbaijan. At the 6th Summit of the Heads of State of the Caspian
Littoral States held in Ashgabat on June 29, 2022, President Ilham
Aliyev, placing special emphasis on the problem of the rapid drop
in the Caspian Sea level and the resulting shallowing, proposed the
creation of joint expert groups comprising specialists from the
Caspian littoral countries to investigate the causes of this
environmental disaster and to prevent its consequences.