Ushakov: the issue of shallowing the Caspian Sea will be discussed at the summit in Turkmenistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkmenistan on October 8–9 to participate in the Caspian Environmental Summit.

The problem of shallowing the Caspian Sea will be discussed at the summit.

The leaders of all five Caspian states will take part in the summit.

MOSCOW, October 6 - RIA Novosti. The problem of shallowing the Caspian Sea will be discussed during the Caspian environmental summit in Turkmenistan, in which Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part, said assistant to the Russian leader Yuri Ushakov.

Putin will visit Turkmenistan on October 8-9, and on Friday he will participate in the Caspian environmental summit.

“The key task - this will be noted in our leader’s speech - is, of course, preserving the natural environment and ensuring environmental safety in the Caspian Sea. I will note one pressing problem that will naturally be discussed - the shallowing of the Caspian Sea,” Ushakov told reporters on the eve of Putin’s visit to Turkmenistan.