Turkey is interested in Ukraine’s remaining a transit of the Russian gas to Europe, said Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkish media reported.
"We hope that Ukraine will continue to be a transit country,"- quoted Davutoglu the Ukrainian agency. The report argues that the relevant statement was made by the Turkish minister made during his visit to Brussels on January 15th.
Davutoglu comment was made in connection with the statements of the Russian Energy Minister, Alexander Novak, that Russia plans to cut gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine and redirect it through Turkey.
Turkish prime minister said that Turkey also receives Russian gas through Ukraine. He stressed that Turkey is interested in increasing energy supplies along different routes, particularly from Azerbaijan and Iran. Previously the issue of gas supplies was discussed by the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey during the visit of President Ilham Aliyev in Ankara. Both leaders supported the project TANAP and southern gas corridor, and not the Russian idea.
Davutoglu also said that Turkey has good relations and a high level of cooperation with Ukraine as well as with Russia, but relations with Kiev are based solely on the principles of territorial integrity.
Early December last year, Russia offered Turkey gas pipeline project through the Black Sea - "Blue Stream-2". It should be a continuation of the pipeline "Blue Stream" from Russia to Turkey under the Black Sea. Russia considers new pipeline as a substitute to the repealed the "South Stream". About termination of the construction was announced last December 1, 2014. The corresponding statement was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to Turkey. As a reasons for the closure of the project was noted the position of Bulgaria, which has not yet given permission to Russia to build a pipe. Moscow stated it would not build the pipeline under such circumstances. "That’s all,l the project is closed," said the head of "Gazprom" Alexey Miller.
Miller informed the Vice-President of the European Commission for energy dialogue Maroš Šefčovič on Russia's decision to completely redirect the amount of gas going to Europe through Ukraine, on the border of Turkey and Greece. "Gazprom" has made it clear that in any case will refuse transit of gas through Ukraine in 2020, and suggested Europe hurry to build a pipeline to receive gas through Turkey.
Miller said that in 2018, at the end of the transit gas contract with Ukraine, "Gazprom" will refuse to renew it, and Europe will be able to receive gas through a new pipeline that Turkish authorities have proposed to call "a Turkish stream." -02D-
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