VOL. XL

No. 20

19-May-1997

IRAN

Iran, Turkey and Turkmenistan Sign GasAgreement During ECO Summit

The presidents of Iran, Turkey and Turkmenistan have signed an agreementconcerning the transportation of 30bn cu. ms./year (BCM/y) of Turkmen gas to Turkey via Iran.Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Turkish President Suleiman Demirel, and TurkmenPresident Saparmurat Niyazov signed the agreement on 14 May at the end of a summit of theEconomic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Ashgabat,...