VOL. XLIII

No. 40

2-OCTOBER-2000

CASPIAN

Niyazov Considers Iran Possible Gas Export Route; PSG Closes Ashgabat Office

Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov was reported by the Iranian news agency IRNA on 22 September as saying that Iran was the best, most secure and shortest route for the transportation of Turkmen natural gas to Turkey. President Niyazovs comments followed a decision by one of the partners in the proposed TransCaspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) - a 1,700 km natural gas pipeline with a...