VOL. XLV

No 13

1 April 2002

CASPIAN

Summit Of Caspian Leaders Set For April

Theoften-planned and frequently postponed summit gathering of Caspian littoralstate leaders is now set to take place in Ashgabat on 23-24 April.A Turkmenistan Government official announcedon 25 March that the leaders of Russia, Kazakstan andAzerbaijan had agreed to attend the summit and that Iranian President Mohammad Khatami would participate while on an official visit toTurkmenistan. Such a gathering has been planned...