VOL. XLII

No. 25

21-June-1999

FSU

Azerbaijani Parliament Ratifies PSA With Japanese Consortium

Azerbaijan痴 parliament ratified on 11 June a 25-yearproduction sharing agreement with a consortium of Japanese companies. TheAzerbaijani Government and the Japanese partners signed the contract on 25December 1998 (MEES, 11 January). The delay in ratification of theagreement was attributed to President Haidar Aliyev痴 prolonged absence fromthe country after undergoing heart surgery in the US.

The deal...