Regional Efforts of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan

Presidents of Russia and Iran, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, on January 17, following negotiations in Moscow, signed a Bilateral Agreement on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The agreement had been in preparation since January 2022 and consists of 47 articles that define the relations between the two countries in all sectors for at least the next 20 years. Among the important economic provisions are cooperation between the two countries in the field of energy as well as the transportation of goods along the international transport corridor (ITC) "North-South."

When viewing the Baku Bay from a bird's-eye view - while on an aircraft or viewing through quadcopter video cameras, an extensive iridescent film from oil-containing waste thrown into the sea is clearly visible on the surface of the water.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's state visit to Azerbaijan, his participation on 11 March in the first meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council, bilateral negotiations and the symbolic reception (online) of a transit container train with Chinese cargo in Baku demonstrated the interest of both Caspian littoral states in each other.

A meeting on the issue of transporting Turkmen gas to Turkiye through Azerbaijan was held in Ankara. According to the Turkmen media, the importance of regular contacts between two state-owned companies - Turkish BOTAŞ and Turkmen state corporation “Turkmengaz” - was stressed at the meeting.