Turkmen Capital Hosts International Nuclear Conference

TURKMEN CAPITAL HOSTS INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR CONFERENCE

Asia Pulse
Jun 08, 2005

ASHGABAT, June 8 Asia Pulse – A three-day international conference on
implementation of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty is under
way in the capital’s President Hotel. As the Ashgabat correspondent of
Turkmenistan.ru reports, the participants of the discuss the
significance, advantages and current state of work on this Treaty in
Central Asia and Caucasus.

The conference was organized by the Turkmen government and the
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization
(CNTBTO). Specialists of this organization along with representatives
from Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan,
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are participating in the conference.

The Turkmen side is represented by specialists from the Defence
Ministry, Turkmengeologiya state corporation, the Supreme Council on
Science and Technology under the Turkmen president and from the
National Research Institute of Seismology of Turkmenistan.

The conference will also hear the reports on the systems of
seismologic control used in various countries and the activities of
relative national centers. The forum participants will exchange
opinions on achievements and prospects of cooperation in this field.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress