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PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV SENDS MESSAGE TO PARTICIPANTS OF FIRST BAKU CONFERENCE ON PROTECTION OF CASPIAN SEA ENVIRONMENT
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a message to participants of the first Baku conference on protection of the Caspian Sea environment. The message says:
Dear conference participants!
I heartily welcome participants of the first Baku conference devoted to protection of the Caspian Sea environment, and wish all of you good health, happiness and success in your activities.
For its geostrategic position, Caspian Sea is important for Azerbaijan and, in general, for the region. Caspian Sea, which has great oil and gas fields, plays a special role in economic revival of the regional countries. In the light of intensive development of hydrocarbon resources, protection of the flora and fauna of the sea and improvement of the ecological situation is constantly in the focus of our attention.
Importance and topicality of the problems included in the agenda of the conference require expansion of cooperation among regional countries to settle them. Caspian nations and international organizations pay a special attention to development of ties to protect environment, preserve biodiversity and effectively utilize natural resources in the Azerbaijan Republic.
The fact that all Caspian nations signed the framework convention on protection of the Caspian Sea environment demonstrates their willingness to work together for protecting the Caspian Sea.
I hope that your conference will encourage Caspian nations to combine their efforts and capabilities to settle outstanding problems, and help strengthen cooperation among all countries interested in protection of the sea environment and deepen relationships among regional countries.
Ilham Aliyev
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan