Прикаспийские государства надеяться на подписание конвенции в 2016 году.

Пять прикаспийских государств надеются, что смогут подписать соглашение во время встречи руководителей их государств в Астане, в 2016 году. Об этом заявили на заседании рабочей группы на уровне заместителей министров иностранных дел пяти государств, собравшейся в Баку в минувший четверг. Пять государств - Азербайджан, Казахстан, Иран, Россия и Туркменистан ведут переговоры о конвенции на протяжений нескольких лет.

В заявлениях после встречи представители пяти государств отметили, что в ходе переговоров был достигнут некоторый прогресс, но, и что ряд вопросов остаются нерешенными. Среди них важнейшая проблема определения статуса моря - так как некоторые говорят, что это озеро и, следовательно, не подчиняется обычным правилам, преобладающих в международных водах. В коммюнике в конце встречи было сказано, что "Стороны подчеркнули важность интенсификации переговорного процесса, обменялись мнениями и достигли новых предложений по некоторым статьям Конвенции".

Заместитель министра иностранных дел Азербайджана Халаф Халафов заявил на пресс-конференция, что "нынешний этап переговоров по правовому статусу Каспия может оцениваться как начало итогового этапа". По его словам были согласованы более 80% пунктов конвенции.

"Уверен, что мы сможет добиться решения всех этих вопросов. Мы должны завершить все пункты Конвенции до саммита в Астане, чтобы их можно было согласовать".

Среди предметов раздора в переговорах право стран прокладывать подводные трубопроводы в своем секторе моря. И Азербайджан, и Туркменистан очень заинтересован в этом, но Россия и Иран пытаются препятствовать этому. Вопрос остается нерешенным.

4-5 марта в Баку состоялось заседание 39-й специальной рабочей группы по правовому статусу Каспийского моря. Следующая встреча, как ожидается, состоится в Тегеране до начала лета.

источник: commonspace.eu по материалам агентств

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