SOUTH STREAM PIPELINE DEAL STRUCK BETWEEN RUSSIA AN TURKEY
August 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE TURKISH government has agreed Russian access to its Black Sea waters for its South Stream gas pipeline, just weeks after signing a deal with the European Union over hosting the rival Nabucco pipeline. The agreement has prompted claims of Turkish double-dealing and fresh doubts over the viability of Nabucco.
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THE TURKISH government has agreed Russian access to its Black Sea waters for its South Stream gas pipeline, just weeks after signing a deal with the European Union over hosting the rival Nabucco pipeline. The agreement has prompted claims of Turkish double-dealing and fresh doubts over the viability of Nabucco.
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