Russia wins most from Caspian deal despite concessions
A milestone agreement was possible only by ignoring the key issue of oil and gas rights
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- Seabed demarcation unresolved
- Neither lake nor sea
- Inshore waters
- Subsea resources
- Shared hydrocarbon development
- Russia's shifting position
- Common ownership
- Key interests preserved
- Grey areas
- Iran gets security but little else
- Pipeline questions
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