ARAL SEA

At a meeting in Strasbourg, the First Deputy Chairman of the Greater East Regional Council (France) Jean-Luc Bol expressed interest in developing comprehensive multifaceted cooperation with Kazakhstan. This was reported by MIA “Kazinform” with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

First Deputy Chairman of the Regional Council Big East (France) Jean-Luc Bol expressed interest in the development of comprehensive multifaceted cooperation with Kazakhstan.

Ashgabat city hosted multilateral consultations on the development of a UN Special Program for the Aral Sea Basin (UN SPAS), Trend reports Dec. 19 with reference to the Turkmen Foreign Ministry.

The event was held in accordance with the resolution of the UN General Assembly 73/297 dated May 28, 2019, as well as in accordance with the decisions of the Council of Heads of the Founding States of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) dated Aug. 24, 2018.

Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources - Magzum Mirzagaliyev proposed that Kyrgyzstan resumes cooperation within the International Fund for saving the Aral Sea (IFAS), Trend reports with reference to the ministry.

Mirzagaliyev made the proposal within the framework of a working visit to Kyrgyzstan, during which he held a number of meetings.

The World Bank and the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) signed an agreement in Ashgabat on Additional Financing of the Project for the Modernization of Hydrometeorological Services in Central Asia, Trend reports referring to the Turkmen Foreign Affairs Ministry.

Turkmenistan presides over IFAS and is involved in the development of the fourth “Program for Assisting the Aral Sea Basin Countries” (ASBP-4).