U.S. CRITICIZES TURKEY FOR GAS TREATY WITH IRAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
18.07.2007 13:59 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The U.S. Department of State has criticized the
preliminary gas treaty signed between Turkey and Iran, noting that
the time is not right for investments in the Iranian energy sector.

"The decision about whether or not to do business in Iran belongs to
the Turkish government and Turkish organizations. However, Iran has
not proven a reliable partner for such treaties," said Sean McCormack,
Spokesman for the Department of State, Hurriyet newspaper reports.

Iran and Turkey signed a memorandum on mutual agreement on energy
cooperation. According to the agreement, Iran will convey several
natural gas facilities in the Persian Gulf to Turkish companies while
Iran will export its gas to Europe via Turkey.