Azeri-Turkmen ties ‘unaffected’ by Caspian status differences
Unresolved
issues over the legal status of the Caspian Sea between Azerbaijan
and Turkmenistan are not affecting and will have no impact on the
fraternal and good neighborhood relations between the two
countries, Turkmen Ambassador in Baku, Annamamed Mamedov, told
reporters Wednesday.
According to him, Ashgabat and Baku are reviewing the delimitation of the Caspian coastline as a separate issue, and authorized representatives of the Turkmen and Azerbaijani governments are dealing with it.
Azerbaijan has been facing a long-standing dispute with Turkmenistan over the possession of the Kapaz field in the Caspian Sea. The field, referred to as Sardar by the Turkmen side, was discovered by Azerbaijani oilworkers and holds an estimated 150 million barrels of oil. During the Soviet times, the field was considered "intermediate" due to its being located on the medium line between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. A major dispute over possession of the field emerged between the two countries in the 1990s. Turkmenistan claims possession of Kapaz, while Azerbaijan has offered to jointly tap the deposit.
A long road is also ahead in agreeing the status issue with another coastal state – Iran. Tehran supports equal division of the basin, saying each littoral state is to receive 20 percent of the seabed.
The coastal nations have been divided for many years on the status of the Caspian, which is a source of huge hydrocarbon reserves. Azerbaijan has signed agreements on dividing the Caspian into national sectors with Russia and Kazakhstan.*
According to him, Ashgabat and Baku are reviewing the delimitation of the Caspian coastline as a separate issue, and authorized representatives of the Turkmen and Azerbaijani governments are dealing with it.
Azerbaijan has been facing a long-standing dispute with Turkmenistan over the possession of the Kapaz field in the Caspian Sea. The field, referred to as Sardar by the Turkmen side, was discovered by Azerbaijani oilworkers and holds an estimated 150 million barrels of oil. During the Soviet times, the field was considered "intermediate" due to its being located on the medium line between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. A major dispute over possession of the field emerged between the two countries in the 1990s. Turkmenistan claims possession of Kapaz, while Azerbaijan has offered to jointly tap the deposit.
A long road is also ahead in agreeing the status issue with another coastal state – Iran. Tehran supports equal division of the basin, saying each littoral state is to receive 20 percent of the seabed.
The coastal nations have been divided for many years on the status of the Caspian, which is a source of huge hydrocarbon reserves. Azerbaijan has signed agreements on dividing the Caspian into national sectors with Russia and Kazakhstan.*
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