Situation in Syria may hamper Azeri gas supplies - minister
The unstable situation in Syria may hamper Azerbaijani gas supplies to this country via the Pan-Arab gas pipeline, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz told reporters on Thursday, Turkish Weekly reported.
The construction of the Syrian section of the gas pipeline between the Syrian city of Aleppo and the Turkish city of Kilis, through which Azerbaijani gas will be exported to Syria, will be completed in February, Syria's Deputy Oil Minister Hassan Zainab told Trend. The total length of pipeline between Aleppo and Kilis is about 65 kilometers.
The parties agreed to supply 1 billion cubic meters of gas during Syrian President Bashar al Assad's visit to Azerbaijan in July 2009.
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