Declaration of the Azerbaijan Republic, Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan

of October 16, 2007

Presidents of the Azerbaijan Republic, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan, on behalf of the states which further are referred to as with the Parties

having supported the initiative of the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran mister Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about convocation of the second meeting of presidents of the Caspian states,

having discussed on October 16, 2007 in the city of Tehran in the atmosphere of mutual understanding and constructibility the urgent international and regional problems which are of mutual interest, condition and perspectives of multilateral cooperation, and also the questions connected with work progress by determination of legal status of the Caspian Sea

being convinced that development of cooperation of five Caspian states on the basis of friendship and neighborliness is equitable to radical interests of their people, is important factor of ensuring regional security,

relying on the general aspiration of five states to strengthen friendship and mutual trust, to resolve all issues in the spirit of equality and mutually advantageous partnership taking into account their interests,

considering the changes and processes which happened in the region of the Caspian Sea at the geopolitical and national levels, the available arrangements between five Caspian states, and in this communication need of enhancement of legal regime of the Caspian Sea and the fastest adoption for this purpose of the Convention on legal status of the Caspian Sea,

aiming to create favorable conditions for providing the sovereign rights of the Caspian states on the Caspian Sea, and also to settle the questions connected with legal status of the Caspian Sea and use of its resources in the spirit of mutual understanding and cooperation

proceeding from readiness to support regular contacts between Chapters Caspian the states, including in five-sided format, and to exchange opinions on the major bilateral, regional and international problems,

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