VOL. XLIV

No 32

6-August-2001

TURKEY

Turkey Cites Technical Reasons For Delaying Iranian Gas Shipments

According to Turkish officials,shipments of Iranian gas to Turkey that were scheduled to begin on 30 Julyunder the gas purchase deal signed in 1996 (MEES,29 July 1996) have been delayed because Iran has yet to meet certain technicalrequirements. Deliveries were originally due to begin in 1999, but were delayedbecause neither side had completed the construction of the necessary pipelines.Last...