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High-Level Five-Party Meeting on Caspian Sea Issues Takes Place in Ashgabat
On September 15, the 11th session of the High-Level Working Group on Caspian Sea issues began at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Delegations from Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Russia are participating.
The meeting is chaired by the Turkmen side. The main focus is on developing a methodology for defining straight baselines in the Caspian Sea. Delegates also reviewed regional cooperation, preparations for the next meeting of foreign ministers, and the creation of a special working group to address the issue of the Caspian Sea's decreasing water levels.
The agenda also includes the organization of the 7th Caspian Summit scheduled for August 2026, and a proposal to hold the first international meeting of governors of Caspian coastal regions.
The session is ongoing.
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A ceremony for laying the foundation of a new urea plant was held in the Guvlymayak gengeshlik of the Turkmenbashi etrap in Balkan velayat, reports the newspaper "Neutral Turkmenistan."
The plant's designed capacity will be 1 million 155 thousand tons of mineral fertilizers per year. Construction is being carried out on behalf of the state concern "Türkmenhimiýa" by the Japanese company Mitsubishi in partnership with the Turkish company Gap İnşaat.
As noted by the speakers, urea is an export-oriented product capable of replacing imported mineral fertilizers.
The choice of the site in the western region is due to its proximity to the raw material base: natural gas is extracted along the Turkmen coast of the Caspian Sea, which is essential for production.
The construction of the new plant also has social significance: its commissioning will create additional jobs, contributing to the improvement of the local population's well-being.
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