Putin put forward the idea of creating the site on October 13.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he had reached an agreement with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin about the creation of a “gas hub”.
Erdogan said this, speaking in parliament to members of his Justice and Development Party, Reuters writes.
According to him, European countries will be able to receive Russian gas through this “hub”.
“Europe is now looking for where to get natural gas. Fortunately, Turkey does not have such a problem. Moreover – I hope that Turkey will also become a” gas hub. At our last meeting, we agreed with Mr. Putin on this issue. In his own words, Europe can receive natural gas through Turkey,” he said during his speech, writes Hurriyet.
What is known about ” gas hub”
Dictator Putin came up with the idea of creating a “gas hub” in Turkey at the talks with Erdogan in Astana 13 October I. They say that Moscow can transit gas through the Black Sea along the main fuel supply route.
Later, Erdogan instructed the government to work out steps to create a platform for selling gas to Europe and other countries in exchange for damaged ones” Nord Streams”.
Evgeniya Gaber, senior analyst at the Center for Modern Turkey Studies, says: Erdogan does not stop cooperating with Putin because he pursues the interests of his country. According to her, in the current conditions, Ankara can more confidently put forward its own conditions to the Kremlin, in particular, on the creation of a “gas hub”.
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