Caspian Summit

After the collapse of the USSR, the emergence of the independent states of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan raised the issue of dividing the Caspian Sea.

Although meetings with the representatives of the coastal states on how to settle the status of the Caspian Sea aimed to make a final decision, this was not possible, and there was a need to discuss the issue at the Summit.

The Summit of the heads of Caspian littoral states with the participation of Presidents Heydar Aliyev (Azerbaijan), Saparmurat Niyazov (Turkmenistan), Mohammad Khatami (Iran), Nursultan Nazarbayev (Kazakhstan) and Vladimir Putin (Russia) was the first summit.

On the other hand, Turkmenistan has created differences of opinion by supporting the argument of the division of the Caspian Sea.

The document included the norms and principles of international law, independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, inviolability of borders, non-use of force.

These documents include cooperation on the fight against organized crime, economics and trade, transport, resolution of the conflicts, and border agencies.

The presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan discussed topical issues of cooperation in the Caspian Sea in relation to various spheres, as well as the implementation of resolutions made during the previous meetings of the heads of the Caspian “five”.