The Devil Is in the Detail: Outcomes of the Meeting on the Caspian Sea

... Caspian security, and creating a mechanism for imposing a moratorium on catching sturgeon. According to official statements, the negotiations only made headway on environmental issues (such as conserving the sturgeon population). In addition, the “Caspian Five” (Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan) reaffirmed the principle of Caspian states’ non-interference in regional affairs. As far as I can gather, no progress has been achieved on the main problem, i.e. agreeing spheres of influence. And without that, signing the Convention ...