VOL. XLIII

No. 32

7-August-2000

TURKEY/IRAN

Turkey And Iran Reaffirm Natural Gas Deal

Turkey and Iran have reaffirmed their commitment to a 1996 natural gas agreement with the signature of an addendum that calls for Iranian gas deliveries to begin on 30 July 2001. The General Manager of Turkeys state-owned Petroleum Pipeline Corp (Botas), Gokham Yardim, and Irans Deputy Oil Minister and Chairman of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), Hamdullah Mohammad-Nejat, signed the addendum in Ankara on...