Why the Awaza Declaration Could Rewrite the Future for the World’s Landlocked Nations By Kizito Makoye Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/09/why-the-awaza-declaration-could-rewrite-the-future-for-the-worlds-landlocked-nations/ AWAZA, Turkmenistan , Sep 16 2025 (IPS) - The theater of diplomacy can be more revealing than the speeches. Under a scorching Caspian sun in Awaza, two marines lowered their flags with the precision of a ballet. The green silk of Turkmenistan, folded into a neat bundle before the UN’s blue-and-gold standard, fluttered briefly and vanished into waiting hands. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.