VOL. XLVII

No 05

2-February-2004

JORDAN

PMs Sign Agreement For Second Stage Of Arab Gas Pipeline

The prime ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria signed an agreement on 25 January in 'Amman formally giving the go-ahead to the second stage of the Arab Gas Pipeline (AGP) project, in which the gas pipeline will be extended 393km from 'Aqaba to the Rihab power station in northern Jordan close to the Syrian border. From there, the pipeline is due to be extended to the Syrian port of Banias, from...