Iran objects to laying pipelines across Caspian Sea

Tehran objects to the possible laying of pipelines  across the Caspian Sea, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Safari told the media on Thursday, Interfax reports.

"We object because of the possible negative impact on sea ecology," he said.

There  are Iranian and Russian energy routes, and it is unnecessary to jeopardize Caspian ecology, the deputy minister said.

Experts of five Caspian nations have coordinated a draft convention on the legal  status of the Caspian Sea at 60-70%, Safari said. He added that the  sides  would  like  to  intensify  that process, and the third Caspian summit will take place in Baku in October-November.