ИСТИНА

With the breakup of the the Soviet Union jurisdiction over the Caspian Sea has become an important issue for all the littoral states. Control over offshore resources is one of the most important issues affecting relations between the states? and therefore the future development of both Central Asia and Transcaucasia.Though many lawers and other commentatorshave examined the means by which the Caspian sea might be divided, no clear plan of action has emerged to organize its proper management.