Status of the Caspian Sea - a trump card of Moscow against Trans-Caspian pipeline.
Edited by Rhod Mackenzie / 2015-06-10 07:29:08
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Moscow continues to oppose the Trans-Caspian. At this time the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Aleksandr Lukashevich commented on the construction of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (THC), which would connect Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, and then direct the gas flow on the Southern Corridor to the EU, bypassing Russia. According to him, Russia and Iran are now actively opposing this position, stating that the construction of such a pipeline under the Caspian Sea must enlist the support of all the countries of the Caspian region.