Turkey: The water agreement with Israel is next month
Israel-Turkey, Economics, 10/17/2002

Diplomatic sources in Ankara said on Wednesday that Turkey might sign an agreement to sell 50 billion cubic meters of waters to Israel by the fall of November.

Technical talks between high ranking Turkish and Israeli officials were held on Monday in Ankara on means of transporting water from Managfat river in the south of Turkey near Antalia to Israel, according to the same source.

It is presumed that a Turkish working group will head in November to Israel in order to attempt finalizing a government program to sell 50 billion cubic meters of water for a 20 years period to Israel, in addition to a trade agreement on means of transporting the water.

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