RUSSIAN PRESIDENT AND "LUKOIL" HEAD DISCUSSED RUSSIAN COMPANIES' PARTICIPATION IN BAKU-CEYHAN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTIONNovember 23, 2001 - 23:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today the leaders of "Lukoil" and "Transneft" Russian companies will meet with representatives of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan. The latters will try to convince them in economical attractiveness of the project of Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline construction. In the words of "Lukoil" President Vahit Alekperov, the decision whether to participate in the project or not can be made after that. At the same time Alekperov stressed the company board will co-ordinate the final decision with the Russian Government. As it is known, Russian State Duma Committee for CIS affairs has appeared with an initiative to ban Russian oil companies' participation in building Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline. Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Victor Kalyuzhniy announced the other day that the country foreign department seconded the initiative, as in his words, construction of a pipeline, which will exclude Russian territory, is at variance with the political and economic interests of Russia. It is known that yesterday President Vladimir Putin received Vahit Alekperov. There are reports that expediency of Russian companies' participation in realization of the oil project in Azerbaijan was discussed among other questions. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |