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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Turkey-North Cyprus gas deal set to escalate tensions | Reuters

Turkey-North Cyprus gas deal set to escalate tensions

By Jonathon Burch and Ibon Villelabeitia

ANKARA | Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:04pm EDT

(Reuters) - Turkey signed a deal with the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state on Wednesday to pave the way for offshore gas exploration in a move set to escalate regional tensions over Mediterranean energy reserves.

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