No:478/25, Press release on the second meeting of the Special Working Group on the establishment of the Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea
19 December 2025 22:35
On 18–19 December 2025, the second meeting of the Special Working Group, established by the decision of the environment ministers of the Caspian littoral states to prepare draft documents on the establishment of the Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea, was held in Geneva.
The meeting, organized by the Regional Office for Europe of the United Nations Environment Programme acting as the interim Secretariat of the Convention, was attended by delegations from the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Turkmenistan.
The delegation of the Republic of Azerbaijan was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Samir Sharifov.
At the meeting, held under the chairmanship of the Azerbaijani side, discussions continued on the conceptual foundations for the establishment of the Secretariat of the Convention.
The sides exchanged views on issues related to institutional mechanisms for locating the Secretariat in the Caspian Sea region.
Within the framework of the meeting, the interim Secretariat of the Convention informed the sides about the progress of discussions on the draft Action Plan related to the fluctuation of the Caspian Sea level.
