Russian Foreign Ministry recalls Caspian Convention

Astrakhan is hosting the 6th Caspian Media Forum, devoted to ethnocultural media communications, as well as environmental and ethnocultural tourism.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Caspian Sea countries are currently improving the regulatory framework of their relations and promoting political dialogue, bringing relations in the region to a new level.

The Minister noted that the Caspian Media Forum has established itself as a popular platform for discussing the current agenda of the Caspian states.

"Cooperation in the Caspian region is reaching a new level: the regulatory and legal framework is being improved, the dialogue within multilateral formats and mechanisms is being promoted. Cooperation in the information sphere contributes to the deepening trust," Lavrov added.