VOL. XLI

No. 23

8-June-1998

FSU

Turkmenistan To Sign Oil And Gas Pipeline Agreements With Iran, Says Niyazov

Turkmenistan President Saparmurat Niyazov said on 3 June that he will sign agreementswith Iran later this month covering oil and gas export pipelines. One agreement will coverthe construction of an oil pipeline that will carry Turkmen crude oil to the Gulf, whilethe other will carry Turkmen gas across northern Iran to Turkey. President Niyazov alsosaid that Turkmenistan will also invite...