- (AFP) -- Israel and Turkey have agreed a "water
for arms" deal which will see millions of gallons of fresh water shipped
in giant tankers across the eastern Mediterranean and into Israeli ports,
a British newspaper said.
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- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Turkish Energy
Minister Zeki Cakan reached the landmark agreement at a meeting in Jerusalem
on Monday, The Guardian newspaper said.
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- Under the deal Israel will build a fleet of giant water
tankers to ship 50 million cubic metres of water a year for 20 years from
the river Manavgat in Anatolia with Turkey buying an unspecified number
of Israeli tanks and air force technology, according to the daily.
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- Turkey has been Israel's main regional ally since 1996
when the two countries signed a military cooperation accord, much to the
anger of Arab nations and Iran.
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