30 August 2003 13:46
1st int`l conference on Caspian ecology due
The 1st international conference, Caspian Ecology 2003, will be held at the oilmen's health center, Kendirli, in
Mangistaus, Kazakhstan, on September 11-12. Organized with sponsorship from the Kazakh oil company, KazMunayGas, the
forum will bring together executives of the state bodies involved in oil and ecology of five Caspian countries
(Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran), as well as researchers. The project is implemented by the
companies ITE PLc of the UK, Iteca Caspian Ltd of Azerbaijan and Iteca of Kazakhstan. Farid Mammadov, General Director
of Iteca Caspian Ltd, told AssA-Irada the conference will focus on ecological status of the region, preservation of
bio-diversity of the Caspian basin, application of up-to-date technologies on offshore oil production and urgent
measures to prevent oil-spill, cooperation for improvement of the ecological situation in the Caspian coastal areas.
Senior officials from the ministries of Fuel and Energy, Ecology and Natural Resources will represent Azerbaijan in the
gathering. *
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