VOL. XXXI

NO. 15

18-JANUARY-1988

IRAN-TURKEY

Turkey and Iran Sign Protocol on Oil Pipeline

Iran and Turkey on 14 January signed an interim protocol on the proposed1,860-km., 1mn b/d oil pipeline linking Iran's Khuzestan oil fields to theTurkish Mediterranean coast, following the conclusion of talks held in Ankara(MEES, 11 January). According to the head of the Iranian delegation, Mr.Mohammad Javad Asemipur, the line is expected to cost some $4bn and will take upto three years to construct. Mr....