Makhachkala, July 17, 2015. Today, July 17, in Makhachkala the vice premier of Dagestan Government Ramazan Jafarov chaired a round table devoted to the preparations for the international contest of seamanship and field training among the crews of surface ships and marine personnel carriers of the Caspian Basin countries "Caspian-2015" scheduled for early August.

The contest initiator is the Russian Federation Government.

Ramazan Jafarov reminded that the event would take place in three stages: the competitions for seamanship, field training and athletic competition. Apart from the countries of the Caspian basin (Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Iran), the representatives of China and India will attend the upcoming competition.
The deputy Prime Minister of the republic urged all the relevant parties to complete preparatory work as fast as possible.

"We host such an event for the first time. We need to check the previously plan once again, to identify and solve the most difficult moments to worthily represent our republic before numerous guests" - Ramazan Jafarov stated, addressing to members of the special working group.  

Then the participants reported about the work executed. They noted that some sport (friendlies mini-football and volleyball at the stadium "Trud") and cultural events would be held within the framework of the contest. The guests will also visit Derbent on the eve of its 2000th anniversary.

In conclusion, Ramazan Jafarov gave relevant instructions and warned about personal responsibility.