By empty (4/29/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Iran shares Russia\'s concern about the possible construction of pipelines on the Caspian seabed, Iranian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Murtazo Saffori told Interfax. \"Iran shares Russia\'s opinion about the possible
construction of pipelines on the Caspian seabed, which Deputy Foreign Minister Viktor Kalyuzhny has made public,\" he said. \"The catastrophic consequences of earthquakes in the sea is the main reason why Russia objects to laying trans-Caspian trunk pipelines,\" Kalyuzhny said at an international conference on the politics, economy and business of the Caspian Sea in Astana on Wednesday.
Iran shares Russia\'s concern about the possible construction of pipelines on the Caspian seabed, Iranian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Murtazo Saffori told Interfax. \"Iran shares Russia\'s opinion about the possible
construction of pipelines on the Caspian seabed, which Deputy Foreign Minister Viktor Kalyuzhny has made public,\" he said. \"The catastrophic consequences of earthquakes in the sea is the main reason why Russia objects to laying trans-Caspian trunk pipelines,\" Kalyuzhny said at an international conference on the politics, economy and business of the Caspian Sea in Astana on Wednesday. Iran thinks that the project would only be possible if all the parties provide for the project\'s technical and ecological safety and get the approval of the five Caspian nations, Saffori said. (Interfax-Kazakhstan)