The representatives of the state universities of Turkmenistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Azerbaijan will take part at the XXIV General Assembly of the Association of state universities and scientific – research centers of Caspian region countries (ASUCR), which will be held at the beginning of October on the basis of Kalmyk State University named after B.B. Gorodovikov within the framework of the II Caspian Economic Forum.

The agenda includes discussion of aspects of educational, scientific and cultural cooperation, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the organizing committee of the General Assembly.

The rector of the Kalmyk State University named after B.B. Gorodovikov Badma Salaev noted:

“The range of issues, planned to be discussed on the fields of the event is wide: protection and maintenance of the ecosystem of the Caspian Region, prospects for the “green” development of the fields of the economy, legal tools of counter modern threats to the environmental security of the Caspian Sea. We are joining efforts to develop mutual educational programs and scientific projects on the problems of the Caspian Sea, cultural cooperation, taking into account economic, ecologic, ethnic, cultural peculiarities of the peoples of the Caspian region countries.”