Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the authorities “set to work” on the natural gas plant project, which was discussed in his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. This has been reported TASS.
“In our meeting with Mr. Putin, plans for the establishment of a gas center in Thrace in Sochi are discussed. “This project is in the planning phase and has been commissioned,” Erdogan said.
It also announced plans to create an “international trade center for gas, mine and other materials transactions” in Istanbul.
Prior to that, Necdet Pamir, an energy expert and former management member of the Turkish state oil company TPAO declaration TASS said that the anti-Russian sentiment led by European countries and the peculiarities of the legal framework in Turkey can seriously complicate the implementation of the gas center project proposed by the Russian Federation.
Previously on the Federation Council accused Erdogan is violating his obligations to Russia.