ANKARA - Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has welcomed the inclusion of Kazakhstan in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline.
Releasing a statement after an agreement was signed by President Haydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan and President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, the MFA said, ``the BTC oil pipeline is the most important part of the Eastern-Western Energy Corridor. Transportation of Kazakh oil to world markets through the BTC oil pipeline will further strengthen the Eastern-Western Energy Corridor and develop cooperation and prosperity in our region.``
The MFA added that the BTC pipeline was a concrete example of the regional cooperation in Caucasus and Caspian Basin.