"Greece, Turkey historic
IPSALA BORDER CROSSING, Turkey — The Turkish and Greek prime ministers met Sunday on a bridge across the river that divides their countries to launch a joint construction project to connect rich natural gas fields in the Caspian and Central Asia to energy-hungry markets in Europe. The project is also a sign that relations between the two bitter historical rivals is warming.
The 300-kilometer pipeline from Bursa in Turkey to Komotini in Greece is expected to be operational in 2006, and will later be extended to Italy as part of an extensive pipeline initiative known as the Southern Europe Gas Ring Project. The Greek-Turkish pipeline is expected to carry 11.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year once connections are made to other planned pipelines, and as demand for Caspian gas — an alternative energy source to the volatile Middle East — expands in coming years. "
More:BakuSun-Greece, Turkey historic
