EghtesadOnline: Iran believes that transparency, peaceful use of the sea, and avoidance of military forces in relations among the Caspian Sea littoral countries are key to the development of the region, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told a conference of the Caspian states in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Air Astana , the award winning carrier from Kazakhstan, launches a new non-stop flight from Almaty to Tehran today.