VOL. XL

No. 51/52

22/29-December-1997

IRAN

Iran-Turkmen Gas Pipeline Complete, Says IRNA

The Iranian news agency IRNA reported on 17 December that the Korpedzhe toKurt-Kuyi natural gas pipeline, which will link Turkmenistan's gas fields with Iran'snational gas grid had been completed. The 200-km., 40-inch pipeline is due to beinaugurated on 29 December in a ceremony attended by Iranian President Mohammad Khatamiand Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov. Iran's National Iranian Oil Engineering...