I wonder if this had anything to do with Kosovo------I read 2 days ago on the newswire that Turkey and , I can't remember who, are having a big meeting in the US to discuss the multi billion dollar building of a pipeline from the Caspian Sea to the Western ports of Turkey....... Hmmmmmmm.... If I remember correctly , the original plan was for eastern Europe to build this line -- north and South...
Notice who is in , and where the meeting is being held.
Oops-- started a search---here's the first thing I found---
1. Iran-Turkey Pipeline Deal
Iran-Turkey Pipeline Deal. Date: 16 Nov 1998 Time: 07:49:00 Remote Name: 156.29.145.175.
Comments. Despite U.S. criticism, Turkey began building part of a.
URL: www.iraniantrade.org/_ITAnews/00000001.htm
Last modified 16-Nov-98 - page size 2K - in English [ Translate ]
NOTE THE DATE,, DIRECTION, and who protested .. <g>
Cant't find the story ,, but this is probably a bit of it---
<<Thursday August 19, 2:09 pm Eastern Time
U.S. Wants Caspian Gas Plan Sped Up
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) -- A border dispute between Turkmenistan and
Azerbaijan must not hinder construction of a gas pipeline across the Caspian Sea, U.S.
Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said here Thursday.
A dispute over how to divide the Caspian's territory has stalled work on the four-country
project to bring Turkmen gas to Western markets, and Washington is trying to broker a
settlement.>>> |
