Summit of heads of Caspian region states in Astrakhan

... divide not only the shelf but also the shipping area into sovereign sectors and to extract oil on the “sovereign” shelf without worrying about the consequences for this inland water space, which is extremely sensitive to chemical pollution. Kazakhstan was inclined to divide only the shelf. Russia, Turkmenia and Iran originally called for joint use of the shelf and the whole sea. A division of the Caspian shelf in the way that Azerbaijan seeks is not just connected with the oil factor. None ...