The Kazakh FM noted that the talks on the status of the Caspian Sea began almost 20 years ago. The sides did a lot of work over this period of time, and the countries made great progress in mutual approval of some details of the legal status of the Caspian Sea.
"Despite the existence of the extensive legal framework, the Caspian Five plans to continue to gain pace in development of international agreements in different spheres. It regards primarily cooperation in the security sphere at sea," E. Iddrisov noted.
The Astana meeting is being held behind closed doors. The ministers will make a statement for the press following the meeting.
Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov is also taking part in the meeting.
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