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April 17, 2008. The Caspian Sea: towards harmonizing views

The foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea states – Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan, gathered in the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran to participate in a regular meeting of the Special Workgroup on the Convention of the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea. During the meeting the partners reaffirmed a reciprocal readiness to complete harmonization of the text of the draft Convention – the document called upon to regulate the activity of all kinds and relationships of the littoral states in the sea. Focusing on importance of continuing the consultations in both bilateral and multilateral formats to harmonize views the representatives of the littoral states with satisfaction stated that in the past years considerable success had been achieved in searching for the mutually acceptable solutions based on the interests of the littoral states and the norms of international law. The participants of the meeting noted that a number of the aspects of the Caspian Sea related problems needed further discussing.

Type:	Meetings
Organizers:	Government
Participants:	Government(s)
Theme:	Regional Partnership
Countries:	Azerbaijan, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan
Locations:	Iran, Islamic Republic of
Open press:	Yes

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