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Ring around the Caspian - Kommersant

A milestone document on construction and modernization of pipelines between Turkmenistan and Russia was signed in the city of Turkmenbashi on Saturday. Kommersant special correspondent Andrey Kolesnikov thought the event spoil just a little for the Turkmen president by the indelicate mention of the possibility of building the Transcaspian pipeline as well, which would bypass Russia.

More: http://www.kommersant.com/p765003/r_527/gas_pipelines_Caspian_Turkmenistan/