On January 27-29, 2016, a regular 43rd meeting of special working group on the development of the Convention on legal status of the Caspian Sea will take place in Ashgabat at the level of deputy ministers of foreign affairs of the Caspian states.
From the host party, the forum will be organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and State Enterprise for Caspian Sea at the President of Turkmenistan.
On the threshold of the meeting, the President of Turkmenistan approved by his Resolution a composition of the Interdepartmental Commission of Turkmenistan for the Caspian Sea at the head of the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. As it is noted, this decision was made with a view of determination of international and legal status of the Caspian Sea, further enhance of cooperation between coastal states as well as coordination of the activity of the ministries and sectoral departments on the Caspian Sea.