Turkey and Israel will hold negotiations on the delivery of gas from Eastern Mediterranean to Europe through Turkey, said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
“There will be negotiations of our Minister of Energy and Natural Resources with Israeli officials regarding the adoption of such a step with Israel on natural gas. We will also be informed by the information that our Foreign Minister will bring to us after his visit to Israel. They (the Israeli side (the Israeli side “Ed.) They say that we are ready, and we will continue our work within this framework,” Erdogan told reporters on an airplane upon return from Baku.
Having stated that they will take steps to bring Turkish-Israeli relations to a more positive state, Erdogan noted that at the moment the opinions on this issue are positive, and their wishes are to complete the development in this direction as quickly as possible .
Gas from the Eastern Mediterranean may become an alternative to the Russian for the EU, Ankara is ready to be part of this process, said earlier an official representative, chief adviser to Turkey President Ibrahim Kalyn.