Azerbaijan and Iran agreed to jointly manage water resources of the Caspian Sea

Azerbaijan and Iran have inked two Memoranda of Understanding on mutual cooperation in management of water resources in the Caspian Sea, Trend reports.

The agreements were signed during a five-day visit to Baku by the head of Iran's Water Research Institute, Mohammad Riyahi, and the head of Iran's Caspian Sea National Research Center, Homayoun Khoshravan.

The Memoranda were endorsed between the Iranian centers and the Geography Institute of Azerbaijan's Science Academy, as well as the Caspian Sea Research Center of Azerbaijan. Elaborating on the agreements, Riyahi said that with these agreements the Water Research Institute has opened a new chapter of cooperation with one of the most
important littoral countries of the Caspian Sea.