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| Parts of the Southern Gas Corridor are already under construction in Turkey. (Photo: Tanap) |
10/03/2017, 12:59pm
Karl Mathiesen
Karl Mathiesen
Billions in development loans at risk after international human rights watchdog strips Azeri membership for failure to increase transparency
A human rights watchdog suspended Azerbaijan’s membership on Thursday, casting doubt on billions of dollars worth of loans being considered for a pipeline linking the country’s gas fields to the EU.
The government of Ilham Aliyev has been repeatedly asked by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) to lift restrictions on civil society organisations. On Thursday the EITI board, which meets in Oslo, decided that the regime had run out of time.
A human rights watchdog suspended Azerbaijan’s membership on Thursday, casting doubt on billions of dollars worth of loans being considered for a pipeline linking the country’s gas fields to the EU.
The government of Ilham Aliyev has been repeatedly asked by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) to lift restrictions on civil society organisations. On Thursday the EITI board, which meets in Oslo, decided that the regime had run out of time.
