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BTC Oil Pipeline Repairs Began Over The Weekend - Botas

Δευ, 18 Αυγούστου 2008 - 11:38

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Repairs to the 1 million barrel a day Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline in Turkey began over the weekend, although it is still too early to say when it will resume operations, a spokesman for the operator of the Turkish section, Botas International Ltd., said Monday.

Russian Armored Convoy Moves Deeper Into Georgia

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 15:24

IGOETI, Georgia (AFP)--A convoy of 10 Russian armored personnel carriers Friday moved deeper into Georgia before halting just 40 kilometers from Tbilisi, an AFP reporter said.

Georgia Signs Russia Ceasefire, Bush Blasts

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 15:19

TBILISI, Georgia (AFP)--Georgia Friday signed a ceasefire agreement seeking to end its conflict with Russia, as U.S. President George W. Bush accused Moscow of using "bullying" tactics in the standoff.

US Wants Neutral Peacekeeprs

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 15:13

TBILISI, Georgia (AFP)--U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Friday for the deployment of a "neutral" international peacekeeping force in Georgia.

NATO Aspirations For Georgia, Ukraine Remain

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 15:08

SOCHI, Russia (AFP)--The hopes of ex-Soviet republics Georgia and Ukraine to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization remain "valid," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said here Friday.

Russia Would Respond In Same Way To New Attack - Medvedev

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 15:03

SOCHI, Russia (AFP)--Russia would respond to fresh attacks on its citizens in the same way as it did last week in Georgia, President Dmitry Medvedev warned Friday.

Georgian Separatists Oppose Foreign Peacekeepers - Medvedev

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 14:59

SOCHI, Russia (AFP)--Russia doesn't oppose the presence of international peacekeepers in Georgia but separatists in the region are against the idea, President Dmitry Medvedev said here Friday.

Rebel Regions Unlikely To Reintegrate With Georgia - Medvedev

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 14:51

SOCHI, Russia (AFP)--It is "unlikely" that separatists in the rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will be reintegrated with Georgia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.

Russian Army Says Georgian Troops Standing Down

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 14:48

MOSCOW (AFP)--Georgian forces are returning to their permanent bases and fulfilling a condition demanded by Moscow for a halt to fighting in Georgia, a senior Russian commander said Friday.

Russia Concerned At US-Poland Missile Deal Timing - Report

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 14:44

MOSCOW (AFP)--The timing of a U.S.-Poland missile defense deal announced this week amid the crisis in Georgia indicates the system is aimed at Russia, Interfax news agency quoted a foreign ministry source as saying Friday.

EU Clears Grid Cos In 5 Countries To Form Transmission JV

Παρ, 15 Αυγούστου 2008 - 22:15

BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--The European Commission Thursday cleared electricity grid operators in five countries to form a single transmission joint venture.

GdF Suez: $232M Bid Won Turkey Izmit Gas Tender

Παρ, 15 Αυγούστου 2008 - 22:06

Franco-Belgian utility GdF Suez (GSZ.FR) Thursday said it won a tender to buy Izgaz, the gas distribution company of Turkey's northwestern industrial city of Izmit, with a bid of $232 million.

BP To Appeal Russia Ruling To Ban TNK-BP CEO Dudley

Παρ, 15 Αυγούστου 2008 - 21:59

LONDON (Dow Jones)--BP PLC (BP) plans to appeal a decision by a Moscow labor court to ban the chief executive of its Russian joint venture TNK-BP Holding (TNBP.RS) from holding executive office in Russia for two years, a BP spokesman said.