Postponed Caspian status talks due in Baku
A working group of the five Caspian Sea states -- Azerbaijan,
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Russia - seeking to develop a
convention on the legal status of the sea, will meet in Baku on
Thursday.
The meeting, initially scheduled for July 23-24, has been postponed until September due to what was called technical reasons.
Deputy foreign ministers of the coastal nations will continue discussing those provisions of the Convention that have not yet been agreed upon. Details of the talks have not been disclosed.
Further, participation by Russian representatives` at the meetings remains uncertain.
Azerbaijan, Russia and Kazakhstan have previously signed bilateral agreements on defining borders on the sea bed, however, Iran and Turkmenistan have expressed opposing views. Iran insists that the Caspian status be determined based upon those agreements it signed with the USSR many decades ago. Baku backs the Caspian`s delineation on the basis of the medium line principle.
Turkmenistan`s position on the issue became more constructive after the last change of power in the country.
The meeting, initially scheduled for July 23-24, has been postponed until September due to what was called technical reasons.
Deputy foreign ministers of the coastal nations will continue discussing those provisions of the Convention that have not yet been agreed upon. Details of the talks have not been disclosed.
Further, participation by Russian representatives` at the meetings remains uncertain.
Azerbaijan, Russia and Kazakhstan have previously signed bilateral agreements on defining borders on the sea bed, however, Iran and Turkmenistan have expressed opposing views. Iran insists that the Caspian status be determined based upon those agreements it signed with the USSR many decades ago. Baku backs the Caspian`s delineation on the basis of the medium line principle.
Turkmenistan`s position on the issue became more constructive after the last change of power in the country.
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