Bulletin de liaison et d'information - Institut kurde de Paris
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..Turkey, Iransign $20 billion energy accord<br />
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'Kurdishissue' might be discussed by Clinton and Yeltsin<br />
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Secr<strong>et</strong>ary of State Warren Christopher: The' extent to which Russia is welcomed into the institutions<br />
of the West such as G-71 think will <strong>de</strong>pend upon the p~rèeptions oftheircoilduct in matters<br />
,suchas theirrelationshipwith Iranaswell as'their situation in Chechnya'<br />
" , By Ugur Alonel ,," During a press briefing held Thursday at the have "a very full plate" with à'long list of<br />
, Turkish Daily News White Hous~, Christopli<strong>et</strong> said: "It' s entirely' issues including NATO' s expansion, Russia' s<br />
WASHINGTON- The '~Kurdish issue" possible that the Kurâish issue will be .dis- relations with Iran, nuclear non-proliferation<br />
might be one of the agenda items at the me<strong>et</strong>- , cussed inconnection with the Turkish action in and the conflict in Chechnya. Clinton will visit<br />
ing of U.S. Presi<strong>de</strong>nt Bill Clinton and Russian ' Iraq, but I thinl(themention of those two sub- Ukraine as well. '.<br />
Presi<strong>de</strong>nt ,Boris Yeltsin in Moscow dllfÎ!lg the, ,jects (i.e., çyprus and Kurd.s) is an indication . Chri.st.ophe~said that Russia had to review<br />
50th anmvèrsary of V-E Day,. accordmg to . as to how Dcli the agenda IDlghtbe, and I want itS poliCies With regards to Chechnya and the<br />
Secr<strong>et</strong>ary of State Warren Christoph~r. The to emphasize that the two presi<strong>de</strong>nts only have gas centrifuge it is selling to Iran if it wants to<br />
secrétàry of state said in response to a question the second day, and JX:rhapsa small part of the be welcomed 'by the G-7 countries. "The<br />
that he didn't tlùnk Cyprus would be on the third day, ln which they miglit me<strong>et</strong>." extent to which Russia is welcomed into the<br />
. a2enda of the Clinton-yçltsin summit. . Çhristopher ad<strong>de</strong>d that the two presi<strong>de</strong>nts will, institutions of the West such as G-7 I think<br />
will <strong>de</strong>pend upon the perceptions of theif:Conduct<br />
in matters' such as therr relationship with<br />
Iran as well as their situation in Checfmya."<br />
Christopher said that Clinton ''will be remmding<br />
Presi<strong>de</strong>nt Yeltsin that none of the G-7<br />
countries feel'that it's safe to cooperate wjth<br />
Iran on nuclear matters." , '<br />
Secr<strong>et</strong>ary of Treasury Richard Rubin, speaking<br />
at the same 'press briefing, hinted that the<br />
reward for RUSSia'scompliance could be generous<br />
<strong>de</strong>bt scheduling"by th~G~7 countries.<br />
,'Agreement: Turkey ," a~cord,. whi~h comes afterne':l'Iy .40 y~ars of<br />
,. , ' ' , ' diSCUSSions, ln Ankara Esenboga airport s VIP<br />
wIll ~ecelvenatural gas. lounge prior to the Iranian <strong>de</strong>legation's <strong>de</strong>parfromIran<br />
worth $20 ' ture. " '..<br />
bill' '23' , 'd The accord foresees the bUlldlnj? of a<br />
,IOnIn . -year penQ. pipeline, called the "Tabriz-Ankara' line,<br />
, Turkish Daily News ,which will be financed by both countries, each<br />
ANKARA- Turkeyand Iran signed Friday a paying for the portion that is in their territory.<br />
' $20 billionenergy agreement in Ankara un<strong>de</strong>r Atasoy explained that Turkey would start off<br />
which Iran will provi<strong>de</strong> natural gas toTurkey buying two billion cubic m<strong>et</strong>ers of Iranian gas<br />
for 2Jyears. ' " , from 1998 to 2001. "In 2001, we will buy eight<br />
Veysel Atasoy, Turkish.natural resource,s billion cubic m<strong>et</strong>ers and increase it to 10 biland<br />
energy minister, and, Gulam 'Reza ' lion cubic m<strong>et</strong>ers from 2002," he said.<br />
Agaza<strong>de</strong>,' ~rani~~ ,op ministèr;signed tJ:1c The signing of the agreemcnt came nr,ly<br />
days after the United States announcement of a<br />
tra<strong>de</strong> and investment embargo against Tehran<br />
on grounds of Iran's alleged efforts to have<br />
nuclear weapons and its so-called support for<br />
international terrorism~ Washington has urged<br />
: its allies to follow suit, butTurkey, one of its<br />
close NATO allies, has ma<strong>de</strong> it clear it will not<br />
join the embargo. .<br />
Agaza<strong>de</strong> said that Ankara and Tehran have<br />
agreed on the feasibility of the project and on<br />
thc construction of a pipeline; "The only issue<br />
that we are still studymg is the pricing (of the<br />
gas). It will be finalIzed in the next six<br />
months," he noted.<br />
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Turkish Daily News<br />
SATURDAY,MAY6,I995<br />
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