According to Turkish media reports, Erdogan told journalists on the return flight from Astana in Kazakhstan that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had asked the Turkish Ministry of Energy and the responsible agency in Russia to cooperate on this.
Construction work will start soon
Erdogan met Putin in Kazakhstan on Thursday. On this occasion, the two presidents agreed to expand economic cooperation between their countries. Putin specifically suggested setting up a gas roundabout in Turkey to transport natural gas to other countries, as this route is “currently the safest delivery route”.
Erdogan apparently agreed: Construction work should start as soon as possible, he said, according to the reports. “There will be no delay in this matter.” The gas center could therefore arise in Thrace in the border area with Greece and Bulgaria.
Headshaking in the EU
The project encountered a lack of understanding in the EU. Such a project “makes no sense” because Europe wants to reduce its dependence on Russian gas anyway, the French presidential office said.
(AFP)