Azerbaijan Participates in 11th High-Level Working Group Meeting on Caspian Sea Issues

An Azerbaijani delegation, headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Samir Sharifov, participated in the 11th meeting of the Caspian Sea High-Level Working Group (HLWG), held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, from September 15-17.

The participants also included Iranian, Kazakh, Russian, and Turkmen delegations, The Caspian Post reports citing Trend.

The meeting was chaired by the head of the Turkmen delegation, Myrat Atajanov.

The parties continued to discuss the methodology of direct access lines in the Caspian Sea.

During the meeting, a review of cooperation in the Caspian Sea was held, and issues of five-way interaction and preparation for events at various levels were considered.

The delegations expressed their gratitude to Turkmenistan for the high-level organization of the meeting.

The next meeting of the HLWG will be held in Azerbaijan on dates to be agreed upon through diplomatic channels.