Participation of the ЕС IFAS in the Meeting of Environmental Ministers of Central Asian Countries

On 1 August 2025, in Aktau, Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS), Mr. Askhat Orazbay, participated in the meeting of Ministers of Environmental Agencies of Central Asian countries, held in preparation for the Regional Environmental Summit scheduled to take place in Astana in 2026.

Mr. Orazbay delivered a statement on ecosystem restoration, including measures for the preservation of the Aral Sea, and proposed the inclusion of key points on the Aral issue in the draft outcome document of the Regional Environmental Summit — the Joint Declaration of the Heads of State of Central Asia on Regional Cooperation in the Field of Environment and Sustainable Development.

The event was attended by the heads of environmental agencies of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the heads of international organizations accredited in Kazakhstan, including the United Nations.