UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the signing of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea between Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. The United Nations Secretariat has issued a statement on this, reports the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan.

“This historic document demonstrates the importance of regional cooperation, which is vital forma in taining international peace and security,” the statement reads.

The UN Secretary-General believes the Convention should prove invaluable in regulating a wide range of longstanding issues among the Caspian Sea littoral states and is a significant step in the easing of regional tensions.

The Secretary General also congratulated the five signatory countries on this landmark achievement of regional cooperation and multilateral diplomacy.

“The Qazaq Times”