VOL. XLII

No 49

6-December-1999

FSU

Russia And Iran Issue Joint Statement CondemningCaspian-Turkey Pipelines

Russia and Iran have issued a joint statement expressingtheir opposition to the construction of the proposed Baku-Ceyhan crude oilpipeline and the TransCaspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP). The statement followed avisit to Iran on 28 November by Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, duringwhich the two sides discussed the signings of agreements concerning thepipelines in Istanbul on 18 November, as...