Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Greece, Turkey, Italy to sign gas pipeline deal this week, Greek minister says - International Herald Tribune

"Greece, Turkey, Italy to sign gas pipeline deal this week, Greek minister says

ATHENS, Greece: Italy, Turkey and Greece will sign an agreement this week on constructing a pipeline to bring natural gas from central Asia to European markets by 2011, the Greek development minister said Wednesday.

Dimitris Sioufas said he would travel Thursday to Rome to sign the deal, which also will be signed by Turkish and Italian officials.

The agreement seals months of negotiations aimed at piping natural gas from the Caucasus to western Europe through Turkey and Greece."

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