VOL. XLII

No. 36

6-September-1999

FSU

Turkmenistan Considering Azerbaijani Use Of TransCaspian Pipeline

In an apparent signal to Azerbaijan that Turkmenistan will not allow itself to be intimidated over the TransCaspian Pipeline (TCP), Turkmen Oil and Gas Minister Redzhepbai Arazov told Interfax on 26 August that Ashgabat was considering the possibility of allowing Azerbaijan to transport natural gas from its offshore Shah Deniz field through the TCP. Mr. Arazov added, however, that Turkmenistan...