21.   But, he added, such a pipeline will have to pass through areas in the North Caucasus which are in constant turmoil.

22.   The pipeline has a capacity of one million cubic metres a day and will eventually be linked to a power station in Ho Chi Minh City.

23.   Konstantin Zhgenti, a senior Georgian foreign ministry official, said Shevardnadze told Demirel more than one pipeline would have to be built across Georgia for the exports.

24.   One route goes through Russia, where an existing pipeline will have to be upgraded, the other through Georgia.

25.   One route goes through Russia, where the existing pipeline would have to be upgraded, the other through Georgia.

26.   Shortly after the collapse of the Soviet state, Russian authorities conceded that many oil pipelines had constant leaks causing explosions on the lines several hundred times every year.