Erdogan wants to take advantage of Putin's failure in the EU gas market
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Sun, 26 Jan 2025 19:01:59 +0200
Turkey wants to replace Russia in the EU gas marketAs Politico learned, official Ankara intends to become the leading supplier of natural gas to Europe, against the backdrop of the ousting of the aggressor country Russia from this market.These plans were officially confirmed to journalists by Turkeys Ambassador to the EU, Faruk Kaymakci.According to the latter, it is energy cooperation that should become a priority on the agenda within the planned thawing of relations with the European Union.
We have the Southern Gas Corridor.
We have 18 billion cubic meters of gas, which comes mainly from Azerbaijan and we can easily expand this by connecting it to Mediterranean gas.
Our role is there, our potential is there, the Turkish diplomat emphasized.
Why Turkey Couldnt Implement Its Plans EarlierJournalists point out that Ankaras energy negotiations with Brussels were frozen 6 years ago.What is important to understand is that the key reason was the highprofile conflict between Turkey and Cyprus over the rights to drill for gas on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.
In addition to transiting Azerbaijani gas and exporting its own domestic reserves, Turkey imports fuel from Russia through the TurkStream pipeline under the Black Sea.
As the publication notes, after the agreement on the transit of Russian gas through the territory of Ukraine expired, this underwater connection remained the only route through which Moscow can access the European market.
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