Azerbaijan, Baku, September 12 / Trend , D.Khatinoglu /
Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan expressed concern that official Tehran was not invited to the meeting of four heads of Caspian states in Aktau, but said that Iran was assured that the meeting will not focus on the legal status of the Caspian Sea.
"Kazakhstan, as the organizer of the meeting, assured Iran that the legal status of the Caspian Sea is not a topic of discussions at this meeting and talks on this issue are possible only between all five Caspian states," Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohammad Bagher Behrami told Trend .
On September 11, the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan held an informal meeting in Aktau. The Heads of States discussed the development of bilateral and multilateral relations.
Behrami said that according to the Kazakh side, the meeting in Aktau discussed the development of economic relations of the four countries of the CIS, conducting sports tournaments and other events.
He noted that negotiations on the status of the Caspian Sea without the participation of Iran contradict the national interests of this country. "Upon the previous agreements, documents not signed by all five Caspian littoral states, will not be valid," said Iranian diplomat.
Behrami reminded that the next Caspian summit will be held in October in Baku.
The Iranian ambassador also emphasized the inadmissibility of "any military steps".
Behrami added that the sides should make efforts to ensure that the Caspian Sea remains the sea of peace and the Caspian states contribute to security in the Caspian Sea. "Thus, we do not allow any military ships to appear on our water space," said the Iranian ambassador.