The Islamic Republic does not recognize, nor accepts agreements signed between Russia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan on the Caspian Sea littoral states, Iran's deputy foreign minister Mohammad Mehdi Akhundzadeh stated.

He said Iran's principled stance emphasized that any agreement pertaining the Caspian Sea should be based on “consensus and fairness”.

The Iranian official referred to the Islamic Republic's share of the Caspian Sea and said Iran does not intend to focus on a specific percentage of share, news.az reported.