UN welcomes paper on combating oil pollution in Caspian Sea
BAKU – The UN welcomed the Protocol Concerning Regional Preparedness, Response and Cooperation in Combating Oil Pollution Incidents signed by official representatives of the Caspian littoral states - Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran and Turkmenistan in Aktau on August 12.
Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the UN Environment Program (UNEP) expressed his confidence that the protocol would positively influence on the ecological situation in the Caspian Sea. Steiner said the ecological information is an important factor for international ecological cooperation and intergovernmental relations.
In accordance with the agreement, the five Caspian littoral states will give a quick reaction to different emergency situations.
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