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Turkmenistan prepares documents on delimitation of Caspian seabed and subsoil

Turkmenistan Materials 4 August 2009 15:27 (UTC +04:00)
Turkmenistan prepares documents on delimitation of Caspian seabed and subsoil

Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, August 4 / Trend G. Hasanov /

Preparation of documents concerning delimitation of seabed and subsoil of the Caspian Sea, has been raised recently during the meeting of the Turkmen government, the Turkmen official source said.

Deputy Prime-Minister Rashid Meredov addressed with report. His report was devoted to opening of the 64-th-session of the UN General Assembly in New York in September. Turkmen position on a wide range of urgent issues of regional cooperation and international policy will be presented during the session.  

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said that a week ago the international arbitration court is necessary court to resolve differences existing between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan regarding delimitation of board fields in the Caspian Sea. Berdymukhamedov charged Meredov to prepare corresponding request. Turkmen President cited differences occuring around Kapaz field (Serdar according to Turkmen interpretation), as well as Azeri and Chirag (Osman and Omar).

Europe is carefully observing discussions of both countires, as, at present, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are considered as potential sources of raw materials for construction project of Nabucco gas pipeline through Turkey. Nabucco would allow European countries to diversify energy resources.

Turkmen Dovlet Haberleri State News Service (TDH) said that Turkmen foreign minister R. Meredov devoted his speech to concept of priorities of Turkmen foreign policy strategy in its close relationship with further strengthening of full partnership with the UN.

The concept envisages a new level and new formats for international cooperation on a wide range of spheres basing on Turkmen constructive approach to solve global problems of world development. It includes maintaining and strengthening of entire peace and security, facilitate process of disarmament, strengthening the role of UN, counteraction to modern challenges and threats, protection and encouragement of human rights, ecology and environmental protection, global financial-economic crisis, solving of food problem; science, culture and education.

In his turn, Berdymukhamedov, listened to the report and stressed that Turkmenistan will continue to follow positive neutrality and peace policy, strengthening of trust, mutual understanding and harmony between countries and peoples by implementing its foreign policy doctrine.

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