Caspian Sea
Lake in Eurasia – the world\s largest lake
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| October 23 2021 | Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the Protocol for the Protection of the Caspian Sea against Pollution from Land-based Sources, aimed at improving biodiversity protection in the Caspian Sea. |
| July 5 2021 | A fire broke out 75 kilometers from Baku, attributed to mud volcanoes under the Caspian Sea. The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) suggested the fire was caused by a mud volcano that spewed both mud and flammable gas. |
| 2019 | UNESCO admitted the Hyrcanian forests of Mazandaran, Iran as a World Heritage Site under category (ix), recognizing the ecological significance of the region's forests. |
| August 12 2019 | The first Caspian Economic Forum was convened in Turkmenistan, bringing together representatives from Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkmenistan to discuss regional economic cooperation and infrastructure development. |
| September 28 2018 | Representatives of the Caspian littoral states met in Kazakhstan's capital, hosted by the Kazakh Ministry of Investment and Development, and agreed to establish a biennial investment forum for the Caspian region. |
| August 12 2018 | The fifth Caspian Summit was held in Aktau, Kazakhstan, where the five littoral states' leaders signed the 'Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea', establishing a significant diplomatic agreement about the region. |
| May 2018 | The 51st Special Working Group of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea took place in Astana, where five littoral states reached consensus on multiple agreements including transport, trade, economic cooperation, prevention of maritime incidents, counterterrorism, combating organized crime, and border security cooperation. |
| October 2016 | Lukoil announced the start of production from the major oil field discovered in 2005 in the Russian section of the Caspian Sea. |
| 2014 | Fourth Caspian Summit held in Astrakhan, marking notable progress in territorial negotiations. |
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