VOL. XLIII

No. 21

22-May-2000

CASPIAN

Russia Reaffirms Interest In Caspian Region; Putin Visits Ashgabat For Gas Talks

Speaking at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington DC on 17 May, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministrys Caspian working group, Ambassador Andrei Urnov, said that Moscow would seek a greater role in the Caspian and that it would cooperate in developing the regions oil and gas resources. Mr Urnov said Russia welcomed...