Russian-Iranian stances on the division of the Caspian Sea | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “After the break-up of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Iran passed legislation� regarding the territorial demarcation of the Caspian Sea and related fishing zones. Seeking to prevent disputes, the established an ad hoc working group to draft a convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea.”