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Iran’s FM expresses hope for finalizing convention on Caspian Sea

23 October 2016 14:44 (UTC+04:00)
Iran’s FM expresses hope for finalizing convention on Caspian Sea

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called for quick finalizing the convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea.

“We hope drafting the convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea will be finalized soon,” Mehr news agency quoted Zarif as saying at a conference on the legal status of the Caspian Sea in Tehran.

The Working Group on Determining the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea launched its 47th summit in Tehran on Oct. 23.

He further urged the Caspian-littoral states to protect the marine environment of the Caspian Sea.

According to the report, special representatives and deputy foreign ministers from five Caspian-littoral states, including Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan have attended the meeting.

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