The 29th meeting of the Azerbaijan-Russia Joint Commission on the Division of Water Resources of the Samur Transboundary River, established in accordance with the Agreement between Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation "On Cooperation in the Field of Efficient Use and Protection of Water Resources of the Samur Transboundary River", was held on July 9 in Gusar district of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Modern.az reports that the meeting was co-chaired by Zakir Guliyev, co-chairman of the Azerbaijan-Russia Joint Commission from the Azerbaijani side, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Regional Water Reclamation Service under the State Water Resources Agency of Azerbaijan (ADSEA), and Vadim Nikonorov, co-chairman from the Russian side, deputy head of the Federal Agency for Water Resources of the Russian Federation.
Representatives of the Regional Water Reclamation Service, relevant agencies of ADSEA, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, the State Service for Property Issues under the Ministry of Economy, as well as the State Border Service participated in the meeting. During the meeting, the distribution of water resources of the Samur transboundary river between the two countries, monitoring of water resources, joint operation of the Samur Hydroelectric Complex, as well as other topical areas of mutual cooperation were discussed. At the end of the meeting, measures to be taken were determined and a final protocol was signed.
