RUSSIA STUDIES THE IRANIAN PROPOSALS ON THE CASPIAN SEA








MOSCOW, March 14.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti ").  Russia studies the
Iranian proposals on the definition of the statute of the Caspian Sea
to discuss it then with the other countries the Caspian basin.  This
declaration has ete made by the Russian Minister for the Businesses
etrangeres Igor Ivanov has the exit of the negotiations in the Kremlin
with Iranian president Sayed Mokhammad Khatami.  Igor Ivanov has
releve that the negotiations, difficult, on the definition of the
statute of the Caspian Sea were in hand.  There exists, has its
statements, several approaches of this problem.

The day before, has rappele the Russian minister, Iran has presente
certain amendments with the proposal on the statute of the Caspian
one.  Igor Ivanov did not however want the concretiser taking into
account, has his statements, of the difficult stage that crossed the
negotiations.