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Ashkhabad, April 24, IRNA -- President Mohammad Khatami said here on Wednesday that the outcome of the Caspian Sea summit in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan, has been positive in nature.
President Khatami said in an exclusive interview with IRNA before his departure that the participants in the meeting had managed to get informed of one another's points of view.
He said, "Of course, one cannot expect the Caspian Sea problems to be solved at a single session." He expressed hope that the participants in expert sessions would reach solutions able to guarantee the interests of the Caspian Sea littoral states on the basis of justice.
The president said that Iran and all the Caspian Sea littoral states, present in the summit, insisted on the need to maintain peace and calm in the Caspian Sea and exchange views regularly on issues related to the Caspian Sea.
He termed Iran-Turkmenistan ties as "very good", hoping that the mutual relations would be upgraded in the future.
He expressed confidence that his visit would open a new chapter in Tehran-Ashkhabad ties.
Khatami said that during his stay in Ashkhabad a number of agreements were reached between Iran and Turkmenistan, hoping the agreements would serve to expand mutual cooperation.
During his three-day stay in Turkmenistan, Khatami met with Turkmen officials and outlined Iran's views on the Caspian Sea legal regime.
Agreement on holding meetings alternately in Russia, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan had been the most important decision made by Caspian Sea heads of state.
The presidents of the Caspian Sea littoral states ended their meeting without any resolution.
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