The construction of the East Med gas pipeline intended for transporting gas to European markets faced difficulties.
According to Politico, the United States refused to support the project, which is why that “actually died.”
Washington referred to the environmental reasons for its decision, as well as the lack of economic and commercial viability of the project. The State Department believes that such an object does not correspond to the “green” policy. The fact of tensions in the region was also indicated due to gas pipeline laying between Turkey and Greece.
According to the representative of the State Department, the United States switches its attention to electrical intersystem compounds that can support both gas and renewable energy sources.
“The East Med gas pipeline closure will eliminate the main cause of tension in the region, since it becomes one area less, where Turkey feels herself with regional events. Although the gas branch has always been a political non-abundant dream than a real project, it still contributed instability. , Causeing Ankara’s ankra, “said Expert in Turkey and the EU from Eurasia Group Emre Pecker.
Ankara was pleased with the US decision to withdraw its support for this project.
“If the Israeli gas will be supplied to Europe, it can be done only through Turkey. We can sit down and discuss the conditions,” said the President of the country Recep Tayyip Erdogan.