Foreign Minister: 20% Of Caspian Sea Resources Should Belong To Iran
Sumaira FH Published August 16, 2018 | 09:48 PM
The Islamic Republic of Iran has never accepted such an illusory line, Foreign Minister of Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said in a TV program as the idea that Iran should possess 50 percent of the Caspian Sea, is wrong because in that case Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan would have no share.
TEHRAN, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Aug, 2018 ) :The Islamic Republic of Iran has never accepted such an illusory line, Foreign Minister of Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said in a tv program as the idea that Iran should possess 50 percent of the Caspian Sea, is wrong because in that case Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan would have no share.
Unfortunately, at the time of the former regime of Iran, due to its dependence on foreigners the ex-Soviet Union never allowed Iran to take even a step across the so-called Asta line and Iran did not get even a drop of oil, Zarif said.
'What happened after the establishment of the Islamic Republic is that we did not allow Iran's share to be decreased. The illusory 11-percent line is no longer valid. Of course some tried to revive this illusory historical procedure which had been forcibly imposed on Iran during the former regime but the Islamic Republic rejected it,' the foreign minister said.
He said the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea does not allow the littoral states to use the waters for military purposes against other countries, expressing surprise that some friends were bringing such matters of national pride under question.
'There are kilometers of pipelines in the Caspian Sea which date back to the era of the former Soviet Union and no one used to consult us in this regard. But this does not bring them any right,' Zarif said.
The foreign minister made it clear 'Demarcation of the sea has not been done yet and Iran's territorial integrity has been preserved in the Convention. Preparations have been made for future negotiations.'On the latest developments concerning the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Zarif said the Europeans have acted well concerning their commitment to the deal and they are now standing up to their ally.
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