Turkey's position hampers Nabucco implementationMarch 11, 2009 - 13:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The leaders of Iran, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Qatar come together today to discuss implementation of Nabucco project.Earlier this month, the Iranian and Turkmen governments had signed an agreement to allow Iran to develop the Yolotan gas field in Turkmenistan. With this deal, Iran will buy an additional 350 billion cubic feet of gas annually. Besides, Iran offers its gasfield as main resource for Nabucco pipeline. According to Kommersant daily, Turkey's position is one of the major obstacles for the project implementation. "The matter is that Turkey doesn't want to be just a transition country. It wants to purchase incoming gas at its eastern borders and sell it at the western ones, imitating Gazprom's policy," the article says. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |