BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 21. Kazakhstan is ready to consider a project developed by Finnish company Lamor Corporation to improve the environmental sustainability of the Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources said.
The issue was discussed during a meeting in Astana between Kazakhstan's Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Yerlan Nyssanbayev and Finnish Parliament Member Ville Skinnari.
The Kazakh side expressed readiness to thoroughly review Lamor Corporation's concept once it is officially submitted.
" Kazakhstan supports the key areas of the project - environmental monitoring, oil spill response and ecosystem restoration - and welcomes an approach to its implementation under the leadership of Kazakhstan with the technical participation of Finnish partners," the ministry said.
The project is being discussed within the framework of Kazakhstan-Finland cooperation and environmental initiatives under the European Union's Global Gateway program.
The sides also discussed the possible participation of Finnish partners in other environmental projects in Kazakhstan, including the development of a regional forestry training center for Central Asian countries, Finnish water treatment technologies and cooperation between Kazhydromet and the Finnish Meteorological Institute.
The proposed forestry center, to be developed jointly with the UNDP near Astana, is expected to train more than 1,000 specialists annually, with its preliminary budget estimated at $40 million.
