TURKMENISTAN OFFERS ITS GAS TO ISRAEL.

In Israel on March 19-20, Turkmenistan’s foreign minister, Boris Shikhmuradov, discussed with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Infrastructure Minister Ariel Sharon possible sales of Turkmen natural gas to Israel via Turkey. (Tel Aviv Globes, March 19-20) The proposal envisages a Turkey-Israel undersea pipeline branching off from a main trunkline projected for huge Turkmen gas deliveries to Europe via Turkey. The U.S. and Israel have thus far opposed using Iranian territory for building a pipeline link between Turkmenistan and Turkey.

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