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 ... ... Turkmenistan in negotiating other significant issues that were left unresolved by the convention, such as the construction of trans-Caspian pipelines or seabed division. It may even affect their ability to diversify their security partnerships in the future....