Russia and Ukraine agreed on the midline for the Sea of Azov at negotiations that were held November 28 and 29.
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Russia, Ukraine Divided the Sea of Azov
Russia and Ukraine agreed on the midline for the Sea of Azov at negotiations that were held November 28 and 29, the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine declared.
Although the Sea of Azov issue was one of the toughest at negotiations, the parties are yet to determine a line to divide territorial seas, continental shelf and exclusive economic areas in the Black Sea.
The maritime boundary of Russia and Ukraine has been mulled over since early 1990s. The stumbling block is the Kerch Strait that separates the Crimea Peninsula from the Krasnodar district.
Kiev claims the boundary should coincide with administrative boundary of the former Soviet Union, the more so that Moscow was governed exactly by that rule when fixing the border with the Baltic nations.
Moscow, however, rebuffs that, as the Republic of Russia and the Republic of Ukraine had no boundary for international waters at that time, there are no grounds for making any concessions in Ukraine’s favor.
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