(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 14. Iran's share in
the Caspian Sea has not yet been settled, Iran's Vice President for
Legal Affairs, Mohammad Dehghan, said, Trend reports.
He made this statement to the local media after the Cabinet
meeting in Tehran on February 14.
Dehghan explained that Iran believes that the legal status of
the Caspian Sea can only be finalized if the Caspian countries
agree on Iran's baseline. This is a crucial point for Iran.
VP also pointed out that Iran's share in the Caspian Sea can be
discussed only after that.
The Caspian Sea is about 1,200 km long, 466 km wide at its
maximum and 204 km wide at its minimum. The sea has a coastline of
about 6,380 km. Five countries border the sea - Azerbaijan, Iran,
Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Russia.
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