The second meeting of authorized representatives of the Caspian states, which will continue to develop the legal framework of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Caspian states, began on September 26 in the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan. In particular, the parties will discuss the draft agreement on cooperation in the field of prevention of emergency situations of natural and anthropogenic disasters and the elimination of their consequences on the Caspian Sea.
The meeting participants noted that the urgency of environmental protection measures in the light of the pace and direction of the global economy dictates the need for the establishment of new formats of cooperation on environmental issues, taking into account the positive experience of UN member states. Significance of the National Caspian Action Plan of Turkmenistan, developed by Turkmen specialists, was noted. It identifies the main challenges and specific measures aimed at the prevention of pollution by industrial facilities, the conservation of biological diversity of the Caspian Sea, rational use, and reproduction of its biological resources, according to the Turkmen mass media. -02D-
Politics
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Judoist Zelim Kotsoyev has brought Azerbaijan its second gold medal at the Olympic Games in Paris. He won the Games in the 100kg weight category, defeating Georgian representative Ilia Sulamanidze in the final.
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The condition of the arrested Fazil Gasimov, who has been on hunger strike for the 49th day in a medical facility of the Penitentiary Service for the 49th day, remains critical, his lawyer Rovshana Rahimova told Turan after visiting Gasimov on August 1.
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On August 1, the largest prisoner exchange in the history of relations between Moscow and Washington took place at Ankara airport: 24 people took part in it at once. The Russian side transfers 16 people to the American side (this group includes US citizens, dual citizens and Russians.) The Americans handed over 8 people to Russia (all of them are citizens of the Russian Federation).
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On September 1, 1,489 people applied to the district election commissions to nominate candidates for deputies in the early elections to the Milli Majlis. Of these, 481 candidates have already been registered, the head of this structure, Mazahir Panahov, said at today's meeting of the CEC. According to him, 958 of the nominated candidates are non-party, 531 have a party affiliation.
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