Five Nations Bicker over Whether the Caspian is Lake or Sea

... the convention, proactively prevents any littoral state from revising or amending the convention in the future on the basis of international law concerning seas or lakes. Second, militarily, the most significant outcome of the convention is the ban on the ... ... Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, namely, to avoid conflicts and maintain peace, there must be a legally binding agreement that NATO will not expand or penetrate into areas Russia considers within its “sphere of interest.” Such a ban would also be in ...