VOL. XLIII

No. 09

28-February-2000

CASPIAN

Prospect Of Turkmen Gas Deal With Gazprom Throws TCGP Into Question

MEES learns that a joint team of US and Turkish diplomats has traveled to Ashgabat to discuss with the Turkmen Government the possibility of modifying its position on the proposed TransCaspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) project. The move follows reports earlier in the week that Russias Gazprom and Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov were seriously negotiating a 30-year agreement that would...