Oct 16 2007
Caspian Sea summit opens in Tehran
Tehran Times Political Desk
TEHRAN – The leaders of the five Caspian Sea states are preparing for the Caspian Sea summit, which opens in Tehran today.
Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan, plan to discuss how best to divide the resource-rich seabed at the 2nd summit of Caspian Sea Littoral States.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived on Monday morning and was officially welcomed by Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.
The two presidents also held talks on bilateral ties as well as important regional and international issues.
Ahmadinejad said it is projected that Iran-Kazakhstan trade will hit $10 billion a year in the near future. Continue Reading »