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BISHKEK (TCA) — The latest developments concerning the Caspian Sea and involving the US, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan may turn this landlocked sea into an area of new regional tensions. We are republishing this article on the issue by Paul Goble, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor: Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The first export containers have been transported by a feeder vessel from Kazakhstan’s Aktau seaport across the Caspian Sea to the port of Baku in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) said. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Iran has asked for “immediate” explanation from Turkmenistan after the Central Asian country’s border guards opened fire on four Iranian fishermen in the Caspian Sea and killed two of them, Iran’s PressTV reported. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the State Enterprise for the Caspian Sea under the President of Turkmenistan jointly with the International Ocean Institute (IOI) are holding an international seminar "The Caspian Sea — Sustainable Development and Management", in the Avaza national tourism zone at the Turkmen coast of the Caspian Sea. Government experts from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan, as well as international experts — IOI scientific consultants in the field of maritime economy, politics, management, ecology, law of the sea and other disciplines, are taking part in the event, which will last until March 16, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — The parliament of Kazakhstan has approved an agreement that allows the United States to use two of the Central Asian country’s Caspian Sea ports as transit points for shipping nonmilitary material to Afghanistan, the Afghan news agency TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Askar Mamin, during his working trip to Mangistau region last week, held a meeting on the development of the SEZ “Seaport Aktau” and implementation of the Logistics Infrastructure Development Plan in the Caspian Sea, his secretariat said. Continue reading
