Ankara interested in construction of Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline
ANKARA – Ankara insists on implementation of the project of construction of Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline, said Turkish President Abdullah Gul.
"We insist on implementation of another important project of the Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline which is strategic to us, because we believe it will become a great plus in reducing the load on Turkish straits, particularly the Bosporus", he told an interview with Interfax.
The Turkish president said that the economic aspect of this pipeline construction is secondary, the main here is provision of ecological security of the Bosporus.
"The intensive traffic of oil tankers carrying hazardous cargo is recorded there. 15 million people live in Istanbul and any casual disaster may have serious implications. It can just stop traffic for a long time, which may have serious implications in economic sense", Gul said.
"There was a case when in 1979 Romanian tanker ignited right at the entrance to the Bosporus. There were human casualties, the fire on the
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