目前里海问题争议的焦点是里海的法律地位和利益分配。沿岸国家所提出的各种关于里海划分的意见，分歧很大，都缺少法律方面的支持。里海问题只有在沿岸国家就其法律地位达成一致意见后才能真正解决 At present, the focus of controversy over the Caspian Sea issue is the legal status and profit distribution of the Caspian Sea. The opinions of the various coastal countries on the division of the Caspian Sea are very different and they all lack legal support. The issue of the Caspian Sea can not be solved until the coastal state has reached an agreement on its legal status