Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the start of work on natural gas supply from Turkmenistan to Europe. He announced this during his meeting with the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, Ilham Aliyev and Serdar Berdimuhamedov, in Turkmenbashi. TASS.
“It’s time to start working on the supply of Turkmen natural gas to Western markets,” Erdogan said.
formerly Bloomberg reportedHe said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to bypass Russia and restart Turkmen gas supplies to Europe and plans to discuss this issue in negotiations with the leaders of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.
Gas is planned to be transported by tankers to Azerbaijan via the Caspian Sea, then to Turkey via the Southern Gas Corridor pipeline network, and from there to Europe.
According to the agency, implementation of the plan will take years, but the European market will be interested in an alternative supplier.
Prior to that, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu declarationHe said that the current situation in the world fuel market is favorable to increase gas supply from Turkmenistan to EU countries.