[Spar]

Tzohadzopoulos said Germany , France and other European countries are bound to be interested, as they can meet only 20-30% of their local demand, having to import the rest from Russia , which can now be replaced by Azeri gas.

That is the name of the "Great Game" is it not?

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On March 28 , Greece and Turkey signed a $300-million deal to extend an Iranian natural gas pipeline from Turkey into Greece

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Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis said last week Greece would invest $14.5 billion to modernize its energy networks to become the "energy hub of the Balkans."

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[Shermy]

Bump for later read.

[Spar]

fyi