Kazakhstan refutes statements by Huseyngulu Bagirov

Kazakh environmentalists   regarded unfounded  the statement by the Azerbaijani  Minister of Ecology  on the pollution of the Caspian Sea by Kazakhstan.  The Azerbaijani Ecology Minister Huseyngulu Bagirov said that in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea are operated wells, remaining from the Soviet era, that "in the event of any emergency, they can become a cause for pollution the Caspian Sea."

Bagirov said it commenting on the statement that  there appeared oil spills  on the water surface  as a result of a fire at the Azeri platform "Gunashli". "I am surprised by the statement that Kazakhstan operates oil wells remaining from the Soviet era. It is known that Kazakhstan is developing only the Kashagan field. However,  there is no oil production, so the statements of the Azerbaijani side are untenable and unfounded,"  Novosti-Kazakhstan  agency  quoted Kiril Aspen, the head of the NGO "Eco Mangistau".

This information was confirmed Orynbasar Tokzhanov, the head of the  Natural Resources Department of the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan, noting that " not any  exploration  works are carried out at our territory." At the same time, the Kazakh side expressed the need to inform the Caspian littoral countries  about the fire on the platform "Gunashli". "The fire on the platform" Gunashli "requires a detailed study, it is necessary to assess its impact on the environment. There are reports that oil spills have been," said the representative of Kazakhstan. After the fire on the "Guneshli" on December 4 considerable amount of oil spilled in the sea. The leadership of SOCAR has not yet disclosed the details of this. -02D-