Turkey will become an important hub for the supply of Turkmen gas to Europe, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkish journalists.
Erdogan noted that the topic of gas export from Turkmenistan through the Caspian Sea is discussed today between Baku and Ashgabat, among other things, the issue of distributing financial burden is considered. “I think that Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan need to reach an agreement on the distribution of this load. If Turkey becomes part of this process, then Ankara will take part of the costs. If the EU enters the case, then representatives of Brussels will also have to participate in the financial issue,” – gives anadolu the words of the Turkish leader.
Erdogan said that at a trilateral summit in Turkmenistan it was decided to organize a meeting of Ministers of Energy of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan for a detailed discussion of ways of cooperation. He also said that he would discuss the topic of energy in negotiations with the Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev.
The Turkish leader also pointed out the workload of the Transanatolian gas pipeline (Tanap). “Tanap has been loaded – 32 billion cubic meters. A similar situation with a transdriatic pipeline (TAP) – is pumped six billion cubic meters. Therefore, colleagues will discuss the construction of a new gas pipeline and already according to the results of the dialogue will take new steps. We discussed the issue at the level of the presidents in Avaz. discussions of the technical base, financial framework, which will allow you to take new steps in the future. “