مجله دوربین دانشنامه هرات، ادبی، فرهنگی، هنری و اجتماعی 
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE FIRST CASPIAN ECONOMIC FORUM
The process of the formalization of the legal status of the world’s biggest landlocked water body – the Caspian Sea, began in November 1996 in Ashgabat at the first meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs of the Caspian states
In parallel with elaboration of the basic document – the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, the littoral Caspian states were carrying on the development of the documents in separate areas of the regional cooperation. First five-sided document was the Framework convention for the protection of the marine environment of the Caspian Sea (the Teheran Conference), signed in November 2003
Up to date four protocols of the convention were adopted – on fight against oil spillage (Aktau protocol), on protection from pollution from land resources, (Moscow protocol), preservation of the biological diversity (Ashgabat protocol), assessment of the impact on environment in trans-border context
Teheran convention came into force on 12th August 2006. That day – 12th August – is marked in the region as the Day of the Caspian Sea. Summits of the Heads of the littoral Caspian States provided a powerful impulse for the negotiation process
The foundation stone for holding the Caspian summits was laid in Turkmenistan – in April 2002 Ashgabat hosted the First Caspian Summit, where participants discussed document that was regularizing political arrangements of the littoral states on the major issues pertaining to the status of the Caspian Sea, security in the sea and others
That document – Declaration of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Kazakhstan, Russian Federation and Turkmenistan – was signed by heads of the Caspian-littoral states in October 2007 in Teheran, during the second meeting of the Heads of States of the Caspian Five
At the Third Caspian Summit presidents signed the Agreement on cooperation in the field of security in the Caspian Sea and adopted Joint Statement on the results of the summit
Delivering speech at the summit in Baku, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov put forward the initiative to elaborate two agreements – in the field of preservation and rational use of the water biological resources of the Caspian Sea and prevention and liquidation of the emergency situations in the sea
In the course of the Fourth Meeting of the Heads of the Caspian-littoral states, in September 2014 in Astrakhan, there was signing of the Statement that was agreeing upon the major principles of the activity in the Caspian Sea. In addition, at that summit there was signing of the intergovernmental agreements, initiated by President of Turkmenistan at the Third Summit as well as the agreement on cooperation in the field hydrometeorology of the Caspian Sea. The experts work on the latter agreement was completed in the framework of Turkmenistan’s chairmanship in the coordination committee on hydrometeorology and pollution monitoring in the Caspian Sea (CASPCOM). As a result of the summit Communiqué was adopted
At the Astrakhan summit President of Turkmenistan came up with proposal on preparation of two new agreements – in the field of transport and trade-economic cooperation in the Caspian Sea, and creation of the Caspian Economic Forum.
Signing of the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea by the President of five Caspian-littoral states at the Five Caspian Summit on 12th August 2018 in Aktau, the Republic of Kazakhstan has become a historical event
There were other documents signed at the summit in the field of transport, trade-economic cooperation, on avoidance of incidents and protocols to the agreement in the field of security in the Caspian Sea
Following the results of the summit Presidents of the Caspian states adopted a communiqué. That document reflects the initiative of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to hold first Caspian economic forum in 2019 in Turkmenistan. The given event was meant to become a vital link in the process of executing the arrangements and further strengthening of the cooperation in the Caspian Sea
Holding of the first Caspian economic forum is scheduled on 12 August 2019 in the National tourist zone “Avaza”.
Construction of the tourist zone was initiated by President of Turkmenistan in 2007. since then Avaza has turned into a contemporary comfortable resort complex, which has all facilities for holding large events for various purposes on the highest organizational level. New international airport was built in Turkmenbashi city that has capacity to receive aircrafts of any type. Airport and Avaza are connected with highway.
The Forum provides for discussion of the issues relating to development of trade-economic, transport cooperation, creation of conditions for large projects, discussions on the role of economics of the Caspian region in the global scale, investment attractiveness in various sectors of economy of the littoral Caspian State. Forum will be followed by cultural program.
