The diplomat pointed out that Iran's position at the negotiations was that the Caspian seabed should be divided on the basis of the median line principle. According to him, in such an event, Iran would control 20 percent of the seabed. At the same time Russian experts, who agree with the median line principle of dividing the sea, believe that Iran is to control 17-18 percent of the seabed, the ambassador underlined. According to him, the division of oil-bearing strata is an economic rather than political issue, and this question will be resolved later.
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Caspian Border to be Determined Soon
The problem with the division of the Caspian Sea is...
The problem with the division of the Caspian Sea is 80 percent solved, the Iranian ambassador to Kazakhstan has declared.
According to the diplomat, the Iranian government is holding talks with Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan on dividing the Caspian Sea to reach an agreement similar to the agreement on the division of the seabed in the northern part of the Caspian Sea between Azerbaijan, Russia and Kazakhstan.
The ambassador remarked that this agreement was valid only for the relations between countries that have signed it, and it could not be used as an international document defining the status of the sea.
The diplomat pointed out that Iran's position at the negotiations was that the Caspian seabed should be divided on the basis of the median line principle. According to him, in such an event, Iran would control 20 percent of the seabed. At the same time Russian experts, who agree with the median line principle of dividing the sea, believe that Iran is to control 17-18 percent of the seabed, the ambassador underlined. According to him, the division of oil-bearing strata is an economic rather than political issue, and this question will be resolved later.
The diplomat pointed out that Iran's position at the negotiations was that the Caspian seabed should be divided on the basis of the median line principle. According to him, in such an event, Iran would control 20 percent of the seabed. At the same time Russian experts, who agree with the median line principle of dividing the sea, believe that Iran is to control 17-18 percent of the seabed, the ambassador underlined. According to him, the division of oil-bearing strata is an economic rather than political issue, and this question will be resolved later.
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