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Turan Morali: "No need of special security forces for BTC"

06 June 2006 [15:05] - TODAY.AZ
"Those stealing oil from Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Main Export Pipeline (BTC) will be imprisoned. After imprisonment some of them, the others will give it up being afraid of," Ambassador of Turkey to Azerbaijan Turan Morali stated.

Stating the fact of oil stealing from all the pipelines, according to Turan Morali, there are 1,2 mln ton oil in the pipeline in the length of 1700 km.

"Stealing of several tons of oil from here is not a great loss. These kinds of things might happen. But of cause it will be prevented."

Turan Morali stated that his country does not need coordinating of forces providing security of BTC in Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia, APA reports.

"Each state is responsible for territory. If there is any problem that countries can not solve it without assistance it has management mechanisms. Join commission will plan operations having assembled."

As concerns the opinion on Turks being danger to the pipeline in the territory where Turks live in a compact form, Turan Morali has considered it impossible.

"Why should Turks do it? BTC is an international project. In this case damage will be to foreign countries and the issue will be of international problem."

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