The Third Preparatory Committee to the Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Tehran Convention is scheduled to meet on 13-14 October.

In a back-to-back meeting, governments will also negotiate the Draft Protocol on Monitoring, Reporting, Assessment, Access to and Exchange of Information on 15-16 October.

UNEP administers the Secretariat of the Convention and assists Contracting Parties with its implementation and in developing and negotiating ancillary protocols.

The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP6) to the Convention will furthermore take place on 18-20 November. All three meetings will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The Tehran Convention aims to protect and preserve the Caspian Sea and its natural resources. The full list of planned meetings can be viewed here.

For further information: daniel.nixdorf@unep.org