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Caspian Sea states sign landmark convention

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Kazakhtan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev (L) during their meeting at the 5th Caspian Summit in Aktau on August 12, 2018. (Photo / AFP)

Leaders of five States bordering the Caspian Sea have signed a landmark deal on its legal status, easing regional tension and potentially facilitating lucrative oil and gas projects.

The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan yesterday, in the Kazakh city of Aktau, signed the agreement on the status of the inland sea, which has been disputed since the collapse of the Soviet Union rendered obsolete agreements between Tehran and Moscow.

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