Jun 24, 2003, 8:29 PM

MP Says Iran Still Insisting on Its Caspian Positions

TEHRAN, June 24 (Mehr News Agency) – Kazem Jalali, a member of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said here on Tuesday that Iran still insists on its positions regarding the sharing of Caspian Sea resources.

"According to international regulations on the legal regimes of seas and lakes, we believe that Iran must at least receive 20 percent from the Caspian resources," Jalali said.

 

"Of course this doesn't mean that the Caspian Sea should be divided into five different parts. We are only talking about out own share."

 

He said devising the legal regime of the Caspian Sea can not take place overnight, and expressed hope that the debates to the effect would soon produce results.

 

Elsewhere in his remarks, Jalali said Russia, Kazakhstan and Azarbayejan, have entered into disputes over determining a legal regime for the Caspian Sea although they seem to be partially in agreement over the issue.

 

"It's obvious that after several meetings over the past ten years, the five coastal countries still have disputes over their share of the Caspian Sea," he said.

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