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195750
Tue, 07/19/2011 - 09:38
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Iran's Delegation in Moscow for Talks on Caspian Sea Legal Regime
TEHRAN (FNA)- A delegation of Iranian officials arrived in the Russian capital city of Moscow on Monday to attend two days of talks over the legal regime of the Caspian Sea.
The Iranian delegation is headed by President's Special Envoy for Caspian Sea Affairs Mohammad Mehdi Akhoundzadeh.
Akhoundzadeh is due to participate in the 29th session of the special working group for drafting a convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea on July 19-20.
Representatives from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan will participate in the event.
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.
Caspian Sea littoral states consist of Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. They have been debating their share in the Caspian Sea legal regime since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The Caspian Sea legal regime is based on two agreements signed between Iran and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1921 and 1940. The three new littoral states, established after the collapse of the Soviet Union, do not recognize the prior treaties, triggering a debate on the future status of the sea.
The Iranian delegation is headed by President's Special Envoy for Caspian Sea Affairs Mohammad Mehdi Akhoundzadeh.
Akhoundzadeh is due to participate in the 29th session of the special working group for drafting a convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea on July 19-20.
Representatives from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan will participate in the event.
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.
Caspian Sea littoral states consist of Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. They have been debating their share in the Caspian Sea legal regime since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The Caspian Sea legal regime is based on two agreements signed between Iran and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1921 and 1940. The three new littoral states, established after the collapse of the Soviet Union, do not recognize the prior treaties, triggering a debate on the future status of the sea.
