LITTORAL STATES FOR SETTLING CASPIAN PROBLEM

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BAKU, April 30 (RIA Novosti) - The countries of the Caspian region have the positive view on the settlement of the Caspian Sea problems. The Representative of the Russian President for the Caspian Sea problems and Deputy Foreign Minister Victor Kaluzhni told journalists about it on Friday in Baku.

"We are carrying a dialog which opens new perspectives," said Kaluzhni.

"Even if the countries are unable to take a decision on the Convention for Legal Status of the Caspian Sea, we make a step forward." There are questions which are beyond the scope of the working groups and demand meetings of the foreign ministers or heads of states, he said Speaking about Russia's standpoint, Kaluzhni said that as soon as the Convention is worked out "Russia will sign it the next day.

Touching upon the Russia-Iran and Soviet Union-Iran Treaties of 1921 and 1940, Kaluzhni noted that they "give the countries normal conditions to carry out economic activities." Establishing fishing areas or borders will influence the system of joint management of the Caspian bio resources, thinks the representative of the Russian president.

"When we include the principle of joint management into the Convention for Legal Status of the Caspian Sea then establishing different areas or borders will influence the system of joint management," he said. He added that in that case there would be problems of contradictions with the legislation of this or that country.

"Russia stands on making such areas as small as possible," said Kaluzhni.

Earlier Russia proposed 15-mile littoral zones where the Caspian countries could have exclusive right for fishing.

Kaluzhni also said that a conventional balance of the military should be worked out.

"It is possible especially because many countries stand on establishing borders which one should guard," he said. According to Kaluzhni, it will require military presence, which is right.

Kaluzhni also said that "when we talk about the threat of terrorism and drug trafficking and the other (terrorist) side is not going to disarm" the matter of demilitarization was not an option.

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