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Turkmenistan condemns attacks on Ships in Caspian Sea following drone strike

27 July 2026 13:03 (UTC +04:00)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan has declared the targeting of vessels in the Caspian Sea unacceptable following an attack last week by Ukrainian armed forces on an Iranian merchant ship in these waters, AKIPRESS reports.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan has released the following statement:

“On 25 July 2026, the reports were published in the international mass media concerning the attack on a sea-going vessel in the waters of the Caspian Sea.

In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan declares about the inadmissibility of such actions.

As a Caspian littoral state and the country with a status of permanent neutrality recognized by the United Nations, Turkmenistan underlines that the Caspian Sea is a sea of peace, harmony and good-neighborliness.”

Ilgar Khudiyev

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