BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 27. The
Azerbaijani-Russian joint commission for sharing water resources of
the transboundary Samur river has held its 28th meeting in
Yarag-Gazmalar village of Magaramkent district, Dagestan, Russia,
Trend reports via
Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency.
The meeting was presided over by co-chairman of the commission
from the Azerbaijani side, deputy chairman of the Land Reclamation
and Water Management OJSC under the State Water Resources Agency
Zakir Guliyev, and co-chairman of the commission from the Russian
side, deputy head of the Federal Water Resources Agency Vadim
Nikonorov.
Representatives of the joint-stock company, the Foreign Ministry
and State Border Service of Azerbaijan took part in the
meeting.
The meeting discussed concerns such as water resource allocation
and monitoring on the Samur river between the two countries,
collaborative operation of the Samur hydrosystem, and other
relevant issues, and signed a protocol outlining intended
steps.
The commission was established in accordance with the Agreement
between the Governments of Azerbaijan and Russia on cooperation in
the field of rational use and protection of water resources of the
Samur river.
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