Putin, Erdogan mull Turkish Stream project
By Gunay Hasanova
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said that he discussed the Turkish Stream project with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, RIA Novosti reports.
“As part of the preparation for today's visit, we spoke and are speaking about and aim to implement the Turkish Stream with our Turkish partners,” Putin said during his speech at the 23rd World Energy Congress.
Earlier, Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak said that the
intergovernmental agreement between Russia and Turkey on the
construction of the Turkish Stream pipeline is virtually ready and
the document may be signed during the World Energy Congress in
Turkey’s Istanbul.
Russia and Turkey have recently agreed to set up a working group to
implement the project aiming to bring Russian natural gas to
Southern Europe via Turkey.
Turkish Stream project, which involves the construction of a gas pipeline from Russia to Turkey through the Black Sea, was frozen after the relations between Moscow and Ankara deteriorated in November 2015.
In August 2016, the presidents of two countries Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to resume the implementation of the Turkish Stream project.
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