page_title: Caspian Summit
hierarchical_section_title: Caspian Summit
caption_attribution_description: English: Heads of State of Caspian littoral states made press statements at Aktau Summit Azərbaycanca: Xəzəryanı dövlətlərin başçıları Aкtau Zirvə toplantısında mətbuata bəyanatlarla çıxış ediblər
context_page_description: In the Soviet period, the Caspian Sea was practically an inland water basin within the Soviet Union's borders and washed off the coast of Iran only to the south. Until 1992, the status of the Caspian was regulated by the Soviet-Iranian treaties. After the collapse of the USSR, emerging independent states, such as Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan, raised the issue of dividing the Caspian Sea.
  Although meetings with representatives of the coastal states on how to settle the status of the Caspian Sea aimed to make a final decision, this was not possible, and there was a need to discuss the issue at the Summit. During these talks, the meeting held in Ashgabat on April 22–23, 2002 was of historical importance. The summit drew attention to 2 main aspects: 1) For the first time, the Caspian littoral states discussed the issues related to the Caspian Sea as a whole, and 2) For the first time, the Ashgabat summit included a search for a compromise between the heads of all coastal states on the status of the Caspian.
context_section_description: In the Soviet period, the Caspian Sea was practically an inland water basin within the Soviet Union's borders and washed off the coast of Iran only to the south. Until 1992, the status of the Caspian was regulated by the Soviet-Iranian treaties. After the collapse of the USSR, emerging independent states, such as Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan, raised the issue of dividing the Caspian Sea.
  Although meetings with representatives of the coastal states on how to settle the status of the Caspian Sea aimed to make a final decision, this was not possible, and there was a need to discuss the issue at the Summit. During these talks, the meeting held in Ashgabat on April 22–23, 2002 was of historical importance. The summit drew attention to 2 main aspects: 1) For the first time, the Caspian littoral states discussed the issues related to the Caspian Sea as a whole, and 2) For the first time, the Ashgabat summit included a search for a compromise between the heads of all coastal states on the status of the Caspian.
caption: Heads of State of Caspian littoral states made press statements at Aktau Summit
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