1. Bodman told a ceremony at Ipsala, near the Greek–Turkish border on the Evros River.

2. "We are forming a bridge as an energy transit country," Erdogan said in a speech at a ceremony held at Ipsala on the Turkish side of the border.

3. Athens and Ankara agreed in January 2004 to build a new road bridge linking the Kipoi and Ipsala border posts but the plan has not been put into action.

4. Greek PM agrees to Turkey visit after leaders inaugurate works on border Fatih Saribas/Reuters Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis (l) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan share a joke yesterday at the Ipsala border post, near the frontier with Greece.

5. Monday, July 4, 2005 BUSINESS REPORT All News» » Financial instruments last week » Parliament passes banking law » Turkcell to go ahead with Iran telco deal » Turkey, Greece inaugurate construction of key gas pipeline » Turkey to explore expat trade capacity IPSALA – AP/Turkish Daily News The Turkish and Greek prime ministers on Sunday formally launched the construction of a pipeline to connect the Caspian and Central Asian gas fields to energy–hungry Europe.