Russia says security discussions without Moscow are 'road to nowhere'
Russia said on Wednesday that attempts to tackle security issues around Ukraine without Moscow’s involvement amounted to a “road to nowhere.”...
Turkmenistan will host the next session of the High-Level Working Group on the Caspian Sea, following constructive discussions in Moscow among the five littoral states on maritime cooperation and legal frameworks.
Turkmenistan will host the next meeting of the High-Level Working Group (HLWG) on the Caspian Sea, with the date to be set through diplomatic channels. The announcement followed the tenth HLWG session, which took place in Moscow from May 5 to 7, 2025.
The meeting brought together delegations from the five Caspian littoral states: Turkmenistan (headed by M.G. Atajanov), Azerbaijan (S.A. Sharifov), Iran (A. Jahangiri), Kazakhstan (Z.A. Amanzholova), and Russia (M.I. Petrakov), who also chaired the session.
Participants discussed methods for determining direct baselines in the Caspian Sea - a key step toward defining maritime boundaries - and reviewed ongoing regional cooperation. They also began preparations for the upcoming meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Caspian states.
Delegations positively assessed the outcome of the negotiations and thanked Russia for its high-level organization of the event.
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