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36 Y. E. Fedorov, Pravovoy Status Kaspiyskogo Moria [Legal Status of Caspian Sea] (Moscow 1996) p.36.
37 Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan Oil in the World Policy, (Baku, 1997) p.317.
38 Clive Schofield and Martin Pratt, “Claims to the Caspian Sea”, Jane's Intelligence Review, No. 77 (February 1996) p.77.
39 M. Ahmedov, Azerbaijan New Oil Time and Global Policy, (Baku 1997) p.59.
40 Mehtiyev, “The Present Status of the Caspian Sea Doesn't Suit Russia; Fighting for the Caspian Oil, Moscow Could Lose Than Win”, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, (June 15, 1994)
41 Aliyev, op. cit., p.374.
42 Fedorov, op. cit., p.36.
43 E. Ahmedov., Political Aspects of Azerbaijan Oil (Baku, 1998) p.68.
44 Ibid.
45 Meftun, op. cit., p.170.
46 S. Hasanov, op. cit., pp.87-88.
47 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
49 Necati Polat, Boundary Issues in Central Asia (New York, Transnational Publishers 2002) p.166.
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54 Y. Choubchenko, “Separate Division of the Caspian Sea”, Kommersant, July 7, 1998.
55 Barsegov, op. cit., p.64.
56 Mehdiyoun, op. cit., p.186.
57 Ibid.
58 Letter dated 5 October 1994 from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, Doc. of UN, A/49/475, (Original: Russian)
59 Bulent Gokay, “Caspian Uncertainties: Regional Rivalries and Pipelines”, Journal of International Affairs, Vol. III, No. 1 (March - May 1998) http://www.sam.gov.tr/perceptions/volume3/march-may1998/caspianuncertainties.pdf
60 V. Akimov, "Economic Situation and Interests of the States -Members of the Caspian Oil Developing Project", Documents of theInternational Conference; Caspian Oil and International Safety, (Moscow, 1996) pp.27-29.
61 U. Merzlyakov, “Legal Status of the Caspian Sea”, Millenium; Journal of International Studies, Vol. 45, No.1 (1999) p.36
62 Osman Nuri Aras, Azerbaycanın Hazar Ekonomisi ve Stratejisi, (Istanbul, 2001) p.189.
63 Y. Zubkov, “Kaspiy na Pereputye”, Tribuna, (October 6,2000)
64 E. Petrov, “Ostriye Berega Kaspiya. Ashgabad i Tegeran ne Soglasni s Predlozheniyami Moskvi po Uregulirovaniyu Problem Morya”, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, September 11, 2000.
65 Michael Pereplesnin and Yegor Yashin, “Do not run aground in Caspian Sea”, NezavisimayaGazeta, (July 20, 2000) http://www.ng.ru/cis/2000-07-20/5_kaspy.html
66 Asya Gadzhizade, “Russia has defined its priorities in the Caspian”, Nezavisimaya Gazeta July 18, 2000, http://www.ng.ru/cis/2000-07-18/5_kaspy.html
67 Ibid.
68 Interview with Viktor Kalyuzhniy, “The Caspian is already divided nature”, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, September 16, 2002, http://www.ng.ru/cis/2002-09-16/3_kaspiy.html
69 Kovalyov, op. cit., p.191.
70 Meftun, op. cit., p.167.
71 Kovalyov, op. cit., p.191.
72 Sergei Vinogradov also stated Turkmenistan position near this arguments. See. Sergei Vinogradov and Patricia Wouters, “The Caspian Sea: Quest for a New Legal Regime”, Leiden Journal of International Law, Vol.9, No.1, (March 1996) p.95.
73 Polat, op. cit., p.154.
74 Ali Granmayeh, “The Caspian Sea: Options for Regional Cooperation and Regional Security”, in S. Akiner (ed.), The Caspian: Politics, Energy and Security, (New York, 2004) p.120.
75 Interview with Niyazov, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, (September 4, 1997)
76 “The Position of Turkmenistan and Iran Coincided with that of Azerbaijan” Kommersant Daily, (July 18, 1998)
77 Kovalyov, op. cit., p.192.
78 V.F. Grunina, “The legal status of the Caspian Sea and the problem of ensuring the national interests of the Russian Federation in the Caspian region”,
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79 Ibid.
80 Ahmed Buthayev, “Policy issues, the legal status of Caspian Sea” (June 21, 2002) http://www.turkmenistan.ru/?page_id=8&lang_id=ru&elem_id=1439&type=event&sort=date
81 Kovalyov, op. cit., p.192.
82 Sohbet Mammadov, “Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan to restore relations”, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, (May 20, 2008) http://www.ng.ru/cis/2008-05-20/8_baku.html
83 Azer Tac, May 19, 2008, http://www.azertag.com/
84 Mikhail Alexandrov , “Russian-Kazakh Contradictions on the Caspian Sea Legal Status”, February 1998, http://www.cerc.unimelb.edu.au/bulletin/bulfeb98.htm
85 Ibid.
86 V. Gizzatov, “Legal Status of Caspian Sea: Condominium or Division” Kazakhstan i Mirovoe Soobschestvo, No.1, (1996) p.46.
87 Cherniavski, op. cit., p.88.
88 Levinson, op. cit., p.146.
89 Ibid.
90 Ahmed Buthayev, “Policy Issues, The Legal Status Of Caspian Sea”, June 21, 2002, http://www.turkmenistan.ru/?page_id=8&lang_id=ru&elem_id=1439&type=event&sort=date (Original: Russian)
91 “Cooperation of Russia and Kazakhstan in joint development of: projects and documents”, NeftGazPravo Kazakhstan, № 4 (2006) p.4.
92 Bulat Sarsenbayev, “Position of Kazakhstan on the legal status of the Caspian Sea and the prospects for economic development of the Caspian region”, International Business Magazine Kazakhstan № 2, 2002, http://www.investkz.com/journals/31/337.html
93 “Agreement between the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan Republic and the Republic of Kazakhstan” May 14, 2003, http://www.bestpravo.ru/fed2003/data06/tex20307.htm
94 Vinogradov, op. cit., p.94.
95 M. Ahmedov, op. cit., p57.
96 Kovalyov, op. cit., p.196.
97 Suha Bolukbasi, “The Controversy over the Caspian Sea Mineral Resources: Conflicting Perceptions, Clashing Interests”, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 50, No. 3, (May, 1998) p.409.
98 Carol R. Saivetz, “Caspian Geopolitics: The View from Moscow”, The Brown Journal of World Affairs, Vol. VII, No. 2, (Summer/Fall 2000) p.60.
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