Putin proposed to conduct full-scale emergency exercises in the Caspian Sea
17:56, 29 September 2014
ASTRAKHAN. KAZINFORM - Russian President Vladimir Putin during the IV Summit of Heads of Caspian states invited Caspian littoral countries - Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia and Turkmenistan to conduct a full-scale joint exercise of emergency response services.
"Another important aspect of our work is the prevention and liquidation of emergency situations in the Caspian Sea. I propose to organize in 2016 full-scale five-sided drills of emergency response services which will allow practicing the procedures of notification and coordination of rescue teams," said Vladimir Putin. NOTE: The first Caspian summit was held in Ashgabat in 2002; the second one five years later in Tehran, and a third one in Baku in November 2010. After Astrakhan, the baton of Caspian summits will pass on to Kazakhstan.