TURKPULSE No:11 BAKU-CEYHAN
and TRANS-CASPIAN PIPELINES -Too many agreements, not enough action
There was much talk at the Istanbul summit about the realisation of the Baku-Ceyhan and Trans-Caspian oil and natural gas pipelines, but the real situation is far from being a foregone conclusion for either. On the other hand, the Blue Stream is making headlong progress with the elimination of the last obstacles. Russia is busy digging in the graveyard of the American backed-up pipelines in the Caspian basin with the help of Iran and possibly Azerbaijan.
TURKPULSE No:12TURKEY ON THE
EVE OF THE NEW MILLENIUM
A big stride has been taken by Turkey on the path of the European integration a couple of weeks before the end of the century and it may influence the solution of some longstanding problems. Amendments to the Constitution and radical alterations to laws are under way. PM Ecevit emphasises that these amendments will not go as far as curbing the military’s role in Turkey. Neither would Turkey cease to be the only democratic and secular Islamic country in the world.