Russia and Turkey will resume negotiations on the gas hub in the near future. It has been reported DEA News with reference to sources.
The source said that the cost of the project has not yet been determined, and the parties are coordinating the details.
Former Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez declarationHe said that the gas center in Turkey will be operational this year.
He said that the meeting of gas consuming countries and gas suppliers in the gas hub will be held in Istanbul on February 14-15. According to him, in addition to the producer countries from the Middle East and Central Asia, consumers from Europe will also attend the summit.
The head of the Turkish Ministry of Energy also pointed out that today Turkey, together with Bulgaria, is discussing the issue of gas supplies to North Macedonia, Romania and Moldova.
On January 27, Dönmez said Ankara plans to start operating the proposed Russian gas distribution center project within a year. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said on January 28 that Russia and Turkey started to discuss sensitive issues related to gas center security at the level of experts.