Kassym-Jomart Tokayev: “However, in our opinion, economic interconnectedness does not yet fully correspond to existing opportunities.”

We face the task of developing new approaches to the management of transboundary water resources.

If urgent and decisive measures are not taken now, the environmental situation will deteriorate rapidly, causing irreparable damage not only to the peoples of the Caspian countries but also to the entire international community.

We must restore water flows, river deltas and wetlands, and bring hydraulic structures into proper condition. Grants, concessional lending and other channels of climate financing can and should support this work.

The Caspian is a single ecosystem that does not recognize state borders, so shared success is impossible without coordinated action in international organizations and financial markets.