Dinozavrik Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Turkey has suspended talks with Gaz de France over a key gas pipeline, in protest at a French bill about the killing of Armenians in World War I. The planned pipeline would carry natural gas from the Middle East and Central Asia to Austria through Turkey. The French Parliament is considering a law that would make it an offence to deny that Ottoman Turks committed genocide against Armenians. The draft law was approved by the National Assembly in October. It will be considered by the Senate next and then return to the lower house before it becomes law. Turkish denials The 4.6bn euro ($6.1bn; £3.1bn) Nabucco pipeline project is supposed to reduce the European Union's reliance on Russian gas. It also passes through Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary, which have already reached agreement with Gaz de France. The Turkish government denies that as many as 1.5 million Armenians were killed in systematic killings between 1915 and 1917 under the Ottoman Empire. It says that thousands of Turks and Armenians were killed when Armenians sided with Russian troops invading the empire, but many countries have since recognised the killings as genocide. The Nabucco pipeline also passes through Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary, which have already reached agreement with Gaz de France. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dinozavrik Posted April 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Армянский вопрос стал причиной остановки переговоров Турции с Gaz de France по проекту Nabucco Турция приостановила переговоры с Gaz de France по проекту трубопровода для транспортировки природного газа из Каспийского региона в Европу в ответ на принятый во Франции законопроект, возводящий отрицание факта Геноцида армян в Османской империи в категорию уголовно наказуемых деяний. Об этом источник в энергетической отрасли Турции сообщил Reuters. Проект Nabucco, оцениваемый в 4,6 млрд долларов, призван наладить транспортировку газа из Турции в Австрию через территорию Болгарии, Румынии и Венгрии. Планировалось, что газопровод снизит зависимость Европы от российского газоснабжения. По словам анонимного источника, сотрудничество с Францией будет приостановлено "до президентских выборов во Франции": "В зависимости от политики, которой (Франция) будет придерживаться после выборов". Постоянный адрес новости: www.regnum.ru/news/808163.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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