Iran hopes for acceleration of border delimitation in the Caspian Sea after the meeting in Baku, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said, Trend reports.

He spoke at a meeting of foreign ministers of Caspian littoral states in Moscow.

"The Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea defines the rights and obligations and the general framework of cooperation between the five littoral countries in the four maritime zones. The application of sovereignty, sovereign rights and exclusive collective jurisdiction in these zones requires the drawing of baselines as a basis for delimiting the precise boundaries of inland waters, territorial waters, fishing zones and shared water areas," he said.

Amir-Abdollahian noted that although six rounds of meetings and negotiations have been held to finalize this process, it has been slow in progress.

"We hope that the seventh meeting of this working group will be held in Baku soon and will bring appropriate results," he said.