Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has told a summit of the Caspian presidents in Ashgabat that cooperation among the littoral states has become increasingly important in light of international developments. "This interaction will not only lead to economic prosperity and increase the welfare of our nations, but also strengthen regional peace and stability ...

The five countries along the Caspian Sea have reaffirmed their shared commitment to keep foreign militaries out of the region. The presidents of Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan met in Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat, on Wednesday for a summit to discuss regional cooperation and international issues. In a communique after ...

IRNA | Ahmad Moeini Jam: Representatives from five Caspian Sea littoral states including Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan are attending the 4th meeting of Collaboration on Maritime Safety and Security in the Caspian Sea in Tehran on December 10, 2018.  

TASS - Deputy foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea states are planning to hold consultations in Azerbaijan in fall of this year in order to discuss the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, Kazakhstans Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov told journalists on Tuesday. "As mandated by the heads of state, and according to the agreements ...

IRNA Iran's President Hassan Rouhani left Kazakhstan for Tehran on Sunday after participating in the 5th Summit Meeting of Caspian Sea Littoral States. During his one-day visit to Aktau, Kazakhstan, the Iranian President addressed the meeting, signed the Caspian Sea Legal Regime Convention along with his counterparts from four other littoral states ...

Bourse and Bazaar | Stanislav Pritchin: Negotiations on the international legal status of the Caspian Sea, which started in 1996, appear to have at last reached the finish line. After 22 years, the five countries around the sea have come close to signing a convention on its legal status. If they do, it seems that the agreement will allow to pave the ...

Press TV - President Hassan Rouhani has begun the new Iranian year with a trip to neighboring Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan, signaling Tehrans focus on connectivity as the cornerstone of reviving links with traditional trade partners. Irans plans are in synergy with development strategies of the surrounding countries calibrating to a major change ...

Azer News - Authorized representatives of the Caspian states come together in Ashgabat to discuss the draft agreement on cooperation in the field of transport in the Caspian Sea. The Turkmen Foreign Ministry reported that new regulations and rules are designed to regulate the movement of cargo and passengers between the Caspian states, ensure the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced the countrys support for the idea of establishing a permanent association of the Caspian Sea littoral states to supervise issues pertaining to the worlds largest enclosed inland body of water by area. In an address to a meeting of foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea littoral ...

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Tehran, Nov 18, IRNA -- Chairman of Expediency Council (EC) said the Caspian Sea is one of the most important fields of cooperation between Iran and Russia, adding that the Sea should be a model region of peace in the world. According to the report of EC Public Relations Office, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani told Russian State Duma Speaker Sergei ...

[caption id="attachment_124505" align="alignright" width="157"] A poster advertising the 8th Varesh International Film Festival (file photo)[/caption] The 8th edition of Varesh International Short Film Festival is slated to be held in the north Iranian province of Mazandaran. A number of eminent artists and filmmakers from Iran and Caspian Sea countries ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) The Caspianseal is among the rare species in the Caspian Sea which is facing the threat of extinction due to excessive hunting. Amir Sayadi Shirazi, a veterinary expert, while pointing to global warming as one environmental cause of endangering the Caspian seal, said, another threat to the Caspian seal is humans hunting. The ...

Anzali, Gilan Prov., Oct 5, IRNA Head of the Trade Development Organization of Iran, Valiollah Afkhamirad, said on Saturday that Iran is eager to expand economic exchanges with the Caspian Sea states. Speaking to Managing Director of Anzali Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Reza Masroor in Anzali on Saturday, Afkhamirad said many countries have thus far expressed ...

[caption id="attachment_110339" align="alignright" width="222"] Russia's president Vladimir Putin.[/caption] ASTRAKHAN, September 29 (RIA Novosti) Countries bordering theCaspian Seawill hold joint emergency exercises in 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday. As a first step, we suggest organizing a full-fledged five-party emergency ...

Tehran, May 26, IRNA - A deputy head of Irans Environment Department blamed three Central Asian countries for causing pollution through their oil and gas production activities. Parvin Farshchi said Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan account for the bulk of oil and gas pollution in the Caspian Sea due to their exploration, extraction and transfer ...

Tehran, Feb 22, IRNA - Head of Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council, Ali-Akbar Velayati said here on Saturday that NATO and US are very much interested in playing active role in the Caspian Sea region. Velayati made the remarks in a meeting on Caspian Sea in Tehran. He called on the Caspian Sea littoral states to hinder expansionist ...

The Iranian embassy in Moscow has issued a statement clarifying the Islamic Republic's official position on the official status of the Caspian Sea, which has been a matter of debate for a long time. According to the statement, Iran demands that the demarcation of the seabed should be conducted in accordance with international law and that the Islamic ...

Iranian government has decided to expand its relations with the Caspian Sea states, Iran's Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi has said, ISNA news agency reported. "Expanding trade with countries of the Caspian Sea is of great importance," Rahimi said. "Because of this, the government of Iran has taken a special decision to boost the trade with these ...

The national conference that aims to discuss the legal status of the Caspian Sea has kicked off in Iran Mazandaran province's Beshahr county, Fars reported. Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, Chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi, and other members of the government and parliament are participating ...