The Azerbaijani parliament has ratified an agreement on security
cooperation in the Caspian Sea, AzerTAG reports.
The document was signed in Baku on November 18, 2010. The five Caspian
states, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan, will
cooperate in the fight against terrorism, organized crime, illegal
arms and drugs trafficking, smuggler, poaching, human trafficking and
illegal migration.
The deputies underlined that it is a step towards determining the
status of the Caspian Sea.
Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Iran confirmed
development of a convention on the Caspian status after a summit in
Baku in November 2010.
The Caspian status is regulated by the agreements signed between the
Soviet Union and Iran in 1921 and 1940. The talks on a new status are
still held. Some countries signed bilateral agreements.
