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China seeks Turkmenistan gas
(FT)
Updated: 2007-07-15 23:13
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3a2df41e-32e3-11dc-a9e8-0000779fd2ac.html
A new pipeline to carry natural gas from Turkmenistan to China is
expected to top the agenda during talks between the two countries
presidents in Beijing on Tuesday.
Gurmanguly Berdymukhammedov, president of the central Asian republic,
last week declared that his two-day visit would mark not only a new
page in the chronicles of Turkmen/Chinese co-operation, but also a
milestone in the fulfilment of Turkmenistans entire foreign policy
strategy.
Mr Berdymukhammedovs talks with Hu Jintao, his Chinese counterpart,
come as China demand for central Asian gas is increasing. The pipeline
from Turkmenistan to China would form the first leg of a wider system
also gathering gas from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan where the Chinese are
also negotiating supply deals.
Delegations from the US and Russia visited Ashgabat, Turkmenistans
capital, last week for negotiations about pipelines to lock in supplies
of Turkmen gas.
Mr Berdymukhammedov has promised Russia extra gas supplies.
However, he is keeping Turkmenistans options open on new markets in
China, Europe and Pakistan which could be supplied via a long-stalled
pipeline across Afghanistan.
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