Monday, 23 May 2005

KAZAKH PRESIDENT LOOKS AHEAD TO BAKU-TBILISI-CEYHAN EXPORT ROUTE

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President Nursultan Nazarbaev told journalists in Aktau on 23 May that Kazakhstan\'s plan to export oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline is a \"necessity.\" Noting that Kazakhstan already exports oil through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium and the Atyrau-Samara routes, Nazarbaev added, \"Now we are opening a new branch -- through the Caspian to Russia and Baku, which goes on to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. This is a great necessity for us.
President Nursultan Nazarbaev told journalists in Aktau on 23 May that Kazakhstan\'s plan to export oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline is a \"necessity.\" Noting that Kazakhstan already exports oil through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium and the Atyrau-Samara routes, Nazarbaev added, \"Now we are opening a new branch -- through the Caspian to Russia and Baku, which goes on to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. This is a great necessity for us.\" Kazakhstan is expected to formalize its decision to join the BTC pipeline project during Nazarbaev\'s 24-25 May visit to Azerbaijan. (Interfax-Kazakhstan)
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