Meeting Putin, Azerbaijani President Alludes To 'Disaster' Invasion Of The Kaspia Sea

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JAKARTA - Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin about his concerns over the disaster' insulation of the Kaspia Sea. The two leaders agreed to analyze it.

The Kaspia Sea, the world's largest inland waters, is located between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, with Russia in the north, as well as Iran and Turkmenistan in the south.

The water level in Kaspia has decreased since the mid-1990s, according to scientific research findings.

"From the room where we negotiated, I showed Vladimir Vladimirovich (Putin) the rocks that were submerged two years ago," Aliyev said in a statement to the media next to Putin in Baku.

"Today the rocks have appeared one meter above the surface," added Aliyev.

Putin did not make any public statements.

Aliyev said he and Putin had agreed to analyze the situation that he thought developed into an ecological disaster.

Nazim Mahmudov, head of the National Hydrometeorological Service of the Azeri ecological ministry, told Reuters the evaporation rate was affected by increased evaporation related to climate change, as well as the diversion of Volga water for irrigation.

He said the change in the surface of the Kaspia Sea had an impact on the environment and economic sector, especially oil and marine gas operations, and urged global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.