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    BAKU DENIES ARMENIA WILL HOST NABUCCO

    UPI Energy
    September 24, 2008 Wednesday 4:11 PM EST

    Azerbaijani officials Wednesday said there are no plans to alter the
    route of the proposed Nabucco pipeline through Armenian territory.

    Turkish media had reported Ankara spoke with officials in Armenia
    about the possibility of altering the Nabucco route to Europe.

    Construction on the 2,000-mile pipeline from Caspian gas fields to
    Europe is slated for 2009. Azeri officials, however, denied the plans
    included Armenia, Trend Capital News reported.

    "The route of Nabucco has already been determined. It will run through
    territory of Azerbaijan and Georgia, onwards to Turkey, Greece up to
    Italy," said Ali Hasanov with the Public Policy Department in Baku.

    Hasanov said Baku "has repeatedly stated" it will not deal with Armenia
    until it releases territory Azerbaijan claims is under occupation.

    Europe and the United States back development of the Nabucco pipeline
    as a means of easing Europe's dependency on Russian energy.
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