Foreign Ministers of Caspian Littoral States to discuss Convention on Caspian Sea�s Status in Moscow
Moscow / 02.12.17 / Turan: A meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Caspian states will be held in Moscow on December 4-5, the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
The meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan will be held for the seventh time. The Ministers" attention will be focused on the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea, as well as on documents regulating the cooperation of the Caspian littoral states in various fields, including economics, transport, military navigation, anti-poaching, navigational safety and others.
An exchange of views on the most pressing regional and international problems will be held. The main task is to prepare for the forthcoming Fifth Caspian Summit in Kazakhstan, where it is possible to adopt the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea. -02D-
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