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[On cue. And on orders from Brussels and Washington.
Don't expect to see an Iranian account of the alleged
incidents alluded to below, though.]
Georgia "Alarmed" by Iranian Actions in Caspian
BAKU, Aug 15, 2001 -- (Agence France Presse) Georgia
is "alarmed" at the behavior of Iran in its dispute
over the Caspian Sea, Foreign Minister Irakli
Menagarishvili said Tuesday during a visit to the
neighboring Caucasus republic of Azerbaijan.
"Georgia has watched recent events in the Caspian with
alarm," Menagarishvili told reporters after meeting
Azeri Foreign Minister Vilayat Guliyev in the capital,
Baku.
"Georgia and Azerbaijan must mobilize their efforts in
terms of economic cooperation to counteract those who
do not want stability in the region," he said.
Last month, an Iranian warship trained its guns on an
Azeri oil research vessel in a disputed sector of the
resource-rich Caspian, ratcheting up tensions between
Baku and Tehran.
Georgia and Azerbaijan are shortly to be partners in a
multi-million dollar gas export pipeline from the
Caspian through Georgia to the Turkish Mediterranean,
and are therefore anxious to avoid political
instability.
Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze is expected in
Baku by the end of August to sign the pipeline
contract.
He had been due to arrive for the signing ceremony on
July 27 but cancelled at the last minute, blaming
domestic distractions.
Under the contract, Georgia, dogged by energy
shortages, will tap gas from the pipeline for domestic
consumption, effectively ending its historic
dependence on Russia for its energy needs. ((c) 2001
Agence France Presse)
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