ACTUAL LEGAL PROBLEMS OF AZOV-KERCH WATER AREA Doroshenko Victoria Andreevna. <...> E-mail: doroshenko.vika@ mail.ru Annotation: This article examines the legal problems of the Azov- Kerch water area, which are crucial not only for Russia and Ukraine, but also for the entire international community. <...> Resolution of delimitation of the Azov- Kerch water area will have a positive effect on the strengthening of relations between the countries, and will also reveal the trend in the development of international maritime law. <...> Agreement between the Russian Federation and Ukraine on cooperation in the use of the Azov Sea and Kerch Strait ( Signed in Kerch 24.12.2003 ) . <...> Treaty of Friendship , Cooperation and Partnership between the Russian Federation and Ukraine ( Signed in Kiev 31.05.1997 ) Enacted Federal Laа № 42 ПroЦ 02.03.1999. <...> Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Cabinet of Ministers on measures to ensure the safety of navigation in the Azov Sea and Kerch Strait ( Concluded in Moscow 20.03.2012 ) . <...>