Caspian littoral states stand for early determining of Caspian Sea’s legal status in Ashgabat

A special group at the level of deputy foreign ministers of the Caspian littoral states, which gathering in Ashgabat on December 17-18, has called for early conclusion of the work on a draft convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, Turkmen media outlets reported on Tuesday.

The Foreign Ministry and State Enterprise for the Caspian Sea issues under the President of Turkmenistan is holding the event. The Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Khalaf Khalafov, is representing the country at the meeting.

"The parties expressed mutual interest in early completion of the work on the final text of the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, as well as a common desire to continue searching for mutually-acceptable solutions to the conceptual provisions of this basic document, designed to be a reliable legal tool of the relationship of the five littoral states in various areas of vital activity in the Caspian Sea," Turkmen Dovlet Khabarlary reported.