Iran names new envoy for Caspian Sea affairs
Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has appointed his deputy for Asia and Pacific affairs, Ebrahim Rahimpour as special envoy for Caspian Sea affairs, Fars news agency reported.
Rahimpour replaces Mohammad Mehdi Akhoundzadeh.
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland water reservoir
not linked with any world ocean. It is unique for preserving
various relict flora and fauna, including the world's largest shoal
of sturgeon.
New Iranian envoy's duties include negotiations and meetings with
representatives of other Caspian states (Azerbaijan, Russia,
Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan), as well as coordination of ministries
and organization responsible for handling Iran's internal issues
connected with Caspian sea.
Iran has been issuing statements regarding environmental pollution
in the Caspian Sea.
On November 4, 2003, the Framework Convention for the Protection of
the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea was signed in Tehran by
the littoral states of the Caspian Sea.
The main objective of the convention was the protection of the
Caspian environment from all sources of pollution including the
protection, preservation, restoration and sustainable and rational
use of the biological resources of the Caspian Sea.
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