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BBC Monitoring
Russia may join Baku-Ceyhan pipeline project - sources
Source: RIA news agency, Moscow, in Russian 2114 gmt 23 Jan 02
Moscow, 23 January: Russia may take part in the implementation of the construction of the Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline, well-informed sources in Moscow told RIA.
Russia's possible participation in the project is on the agenda of Azeri President Heydar Aliyev's Moscow talks starting on Thursday [24 January], sources said.
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Sources have said that one of Russia's biggest oil companies, LUKoil, may participate in the project.
LUKoil president Vagit Alekperov earlier told correspondents that his company was considering its possible participation in the construction of the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline. LUKoil plans to have a 7.5-per-cent stake in the project if a positive decision is made, Alekperov said.
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