Environmental activists and officials have raised alarms over the rapidly decreasing water levels of the Caspian Sea, emphasizing the urgent need for collective action among the bordering nations.

TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have agreed to jointly analyze and outline ways to prevent a possible ecological disaster in the Caspian Sea.

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, February 24. The Interdepartmental Commission of Turkmenistan on Caspian Sea Issues held its 63rd meeting on February 23, Trend reports, citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspected navy training in the Caspian Sea and ordered the rapid completion of work on new facilities there, his ministry said on Thursday.