VOL. XLIV

No. 05

29-January-2001

CASPIAN

Summit Planned On Legal Status Of Caspian Sea

The presidents of the five countries bordering theCaspian Sea have agreed to hold a meeting in Turkmenistan in late February or early March to discuss the legal status of the Caspian Sea. Plans for what is expected to be an informal gathering have yet to be finalized, but the summit is expected to take place either in the Turkmen capital Ashgabat or the Caspian port city of Turkmenbashi. President Saparmurat...