Azerbaijan, Russia hold consultations on Caspian Sea

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 17 / Trend /

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has hosted bilateral Azerbaijani-Russian consultations on the Caspian Sea-related issues.

The meeting was attended by Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov and the Special Representative of Russian President on delimitation and demarcation of state border between Russia and neighboring CIS countries, Alexander Golovin with their delegations, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry's press-service told Trend Wednesday.

The meeting discussed issues relating to implementation of the decisions of the Baku summit of Caspian littoral states, held on November 18, 2010. The sides also exchanged views on a number of provisions in the draft convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea.

At the end of the meeting the parties stressed the significance and importance of conducting further bilateral consultations on the Caspian Sea.