January

11.01.1994. 

04.01.1993. Meeting of the Heads of Central Asian States, Tashkent: Adoption of Joint Communiqué of the Heads of Central Asian States and the decision on the establishment of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS)

18.01.1992. The Resolution of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On urgent measures to radically transform the living conditions of population in the Aral Sea Region”.

July

February

28.02.2002.  

28.02.1997. Meeting of the Heads of Central Asian States, Almaty: - Adoption of the decision to reorganize the management of the Fund; - Election of I. A. Karimov, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as the President of the IFAS; Adoption of the Almaty Declaration

18.02.1992. Meeting of the Heads of water management agencies of Central Asian States, Almaty: - Signing of the Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Republic of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan on cooperation in joint management, use and protection of interstate water sources”; - Creation of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (ICWC).

August

25.08.2008. Adoption of the Decision of Heads of Central Asian States to elect the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, as the President of the IFAS, Tashkent

28.08.2003. Meeting of the Board of IFAS in Dushanbe: Approval of the “Program of specific actions to improve the environmental and socio-economic situation in the Aral Sea Basin in the period of 2003-2010 (ASBP-2)”

March

03.03.1995. 

26.03.1993. Meeting of the Heads of Central Asian States, Kyzylorda: - Adoption of the “Agreement on joint action to address the problems of the Aral Sea and surroundings, improve the environmental health and ensure socio-economic development in the Aral Sea Region”; - Signing of the Statute of the IFAS; - Election of N. A. Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to be the President of the IFAS; - Formation of the Interstate Council for the Aral Sea; - Creation of the Commission on the socio-economic development, scientific, technical and socio-economic cooperation

September

26.09.2006. Adoption of the Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On approval of the Program to comprehensively address the issues in the Aral Sea Region for the period of 2007-2009”.

20.09.1995. The International UN Conference on Sustainable Development of countries in the Aral Sea Basin, attended by the Heads of IFAS founder states, Nukus: Adoption of the Nukus Declaration

April

04.04.2010. The UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, visited the Aral Sea. During the meetings with the Heads of the States in the Aral Sea Basin, he specifically addressed the safety and environmental issues of the region. The UN Secretary-General has repeatedly stressed that the creation of IFAS is the perfect tool to support social and economic development of all Central Asian countries. He expressed the hope that future decisions on the Aral Sea will consider the growing threat posed by the climate change and promised to provide extensive assistance through the UN.

28.04.2009. 

09.04.1999. Meeting of the Heads of Central Asian States, Ashgabat: - Election of S. A. Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan, as the President of the IFAS; - Approval of the Statute of the IFAS and the Agreement between the Governments of the Central Asian States on status of the IFAS and its organization; - Adoption of Ashgabat Declaration

October

06.10.2002. Meeting of the Heads of Central Asian States, Dushanbe: - Approval of the “Main lines of action of the Program of specific actions to improve the environmental and socio-economic situation in the Aral Sea Basin in the period of 2003-2010 (ASBP-2).” - Adoption of the Decision on the Terms of Office of the President of IFAS; - Adoption of the Dushanbe Declaration 

19.10.1993. The Resolution of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan to ratify the Statute of the IFAS.

May

15.05.2012.  

07.05.2004. Adoption of the Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On approval of the Program to comprehensively address the issues in the Aral Sea Region for the period of 2004-2006”.

November

08.11.2010. Adoption of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Ratification of the Agreement between the Governments of the Central Asian States on status of the IFAS and its organization”.

June

24.06.1993. The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Regarding the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea”.

30.06.1992. Adoption of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On social protection of citizens harmed by the environmental disaster in the Aral Sea Region”.

December

09.12.2010. Statement by the Donors and Implementing Agencies on the Occasion of the Presentation of the Third Program of Action to Assist the States in the Aral Sea Basin (the Third Aral Sea Basin Program – ASBP-3).

11.12.2008. Adoption of the UN Resolution on Observer Status for the International fund for Saving the Aral Sea in the General Assembly .

28.12.2001. Meeting of the Heads of Central Asian States, Tashkent: Adoption of the Tashkent Statement of the Heads of Central Asian States