Caspian Sea

Lavrov hails Aktau Convention as groundwork for settling issues

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that Convention on Caspian Sea’s legal status laid the groundwork for settling all outstanding issues.

Parl. national security commission spox:

Iran’s interests observed in Caspian Sea Convention strictly

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Spokesman for the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Ali Najafi Khoshroudi said that interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran were observed strictly in the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea.

Iran's rights not denied in Caspian Sea Convention: FM spox

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi declared that the Islamic Republic’s rights has not been violated in Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea.

FM Zarif to brief parliament commission on Aktau convention

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) –Najafi Khoshroudi, Spokesperson of Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said that FM Zarif will brief the commission on the convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea on next Tuesday

IPRC to mull over Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Research Center (IPRC) Head Kazem Jalali said that Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea should be submitted to the Parliament in the form of bylaw for final approval, so that the Center is tasked with conducting expert-level studies on this issue.

UN welcomes inking of Caspian Sea convention

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the signing of the convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea by the five littoral states, said his spokesperson in a Monday statement.

FM spox rejects Rajab Safarov’s claim on Iran's share of Caspian Sea

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has reacted to a Russian national claiming Iran gave up its 50% share of the Caspian Sea in 1996.

Pres. Rouhani leaves Aktau for Tehran

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – After attending the fifth Caspian Sea Littoral States Summit in Kazakh city of Aktau, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani left Kazakhstan for Iran on Sunday.

Littoral states presidents release baby fish in Caspian Sea to mark friendship

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – The heads of the five Caspian Sea littoral states released some sturgeon babies in the Caspian Sea as a sign of friendship and solidarity.

Caspian Sea Convention needs Parliament approval: Rouhani

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told the media that the signed Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea will be signed into law after being approved by the Iranian Parliament.

In a joint statement;

Caspian Sea legal status for peace, empathy, coop.

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Presidents of the five Caspian Sea littoral states asserted through a joint statement that the Caspian Sea is the sea of peace, empathy, good neighborliness and effective international cooperation.

FM Zarif:

Caspian Sea nations agree to continue dialog on unresolved issues

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif says the five Caspian Sea littoral states have agreed to continue friendly dialog on unresolved issues after they signed the Convention on the legal status of the resource-rich Caspian Sea.

Rouhani hails signing of Caspian treaty, says key issues still remain

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani deemed the signing of the Caspian Sea treaty as a great step toward enhancing cooperation among littoral states, but added that some key issues still remain to be addressed in separate agreements.

FM spox:

No talks of Caspian Sea division in Aktau summit

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesman has dismissed reports and media hype on any talks about seabed boundary delimitation and littoral states’ share of the Caspian Sea in the convention set to be signed at Aktau summit today.

Rouhani lands in Kazakhstan to attend Caspian Sea summit

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived Sun. in Kazakh city of Aktau where the Caspian Sea summit is to be held

5 littoral states must reach consensus over all legal regimes of Sea: Rouhani

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Convention on Caspian Sea's Legal Status will urge all legal regimes of the sea to be implemented through unanimous decisions made by its 5 littoral states.

Zarif hails consensus on banning military presence of non-littoral states in Caspian Sea

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the involved parties at the Convention On Caspian Sea's Legal Status agreed upon the monopoly of the presence and sailing of any fleet solely by the flag of one of the littoral states, as well as the prohibition on the presence of foreign military troops in the Sea.

Caspian Sea ministerial meeting kicks off in Kazakhstan  

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – The foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea littoral states convened in Kazakh city of Aktau on Saturday to finalize the convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea.

Iran hopeful to see Caspian legal convention signed on Sun.

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ghasemi said Sat. that he is hopeful the legal status convention for the Caspian Sea will be signed by the heads of the 5 littoral states on Sunday summit in Kazakhstan's Aktau.

Zarif departs for Kazakhstan to attend Caspian summit

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif heading a politico-legal delegation has departed for Kazakhstan’s Aktau to take part at the Caspian littoral states’ ministerial meeting.

Large fire breaks out in northern Iranian biosphere reserve

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – A large fire has broken out in the Miankaleh Biosphere Reserve in northern Iranian Mazandaran Province, a site which is demarcated by UNESCO as a protected zone, and it is still burning.

Caspian five summit to finalize legal regime on Sun. in Kazakhstan

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Russian Deputy FM Karasin says that the Caspian five summit in Kazakhstan is expected to end with a convention stipulating the legal status of the basin.

Rouhani to visit Kazakhstan Sat. to attend Caspian Sea littoral states meeting

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – The Iranian president will travel to Kazakhstan next Saturday to attend a summit of the Caspian Sea littoral states.

Iran’s Navy wins lifesaving contest in Intl. Army Games 2018

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – The Iranian Navy’s lifesaving team has won in the sunken ship contest in the International Army Games 2018 in Iranian city of Nowshahr.

Caspian Sea Convention to ban military presence of non-littoral states in region

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – The principle of non-presence of armed forces not belonging to the five Caspian countries is one of the agreed provisions of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea, which is expected to be signed at a summit in Kazakhstan later in August, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told on Monday.

Russia to decline US bargain on Iran: Russian analyst

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – A Russian political scientist believes that strategic cooperation between Iran and Russia and the joint need for expansion of ties will rule out any chance Russia accept US bargain on Iran.