On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said an international gas hub will be established in the country to supply Russian gas to Europe.
"Europe is now preoccupied with the question of how to provide itself with heat for the coming winter. We don't have such a problem. We have agreed with [Russian President] Vladimir Putin to create a gas hub in our country, through which natural gas, as he himself says, can be delivered to Europe. Thus, Europe will order gas from Turkey," Erdogan said, speaking in the parliament at a meeting of the faction of the ruling Justice and Development Party, which he heads.
Last week at the "Russian Energy Week" forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin came up with the idea of creating the largest gas hub of Europe in Turkey to redirect the lost volume of transit through the Nord Stream. According to him, the matter concerns the possibility of building another gas pipeline system and creating a hub in Turkey to supply gas to third countries, especially to Europe, if they are interested in it.
The issue of creating a gas hub in Turkey was discussed at the October 13 talks in Astana between the Russian and Turkish presidents. According to Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan, the center is planned to be created as soon as possible and the most suitable place for it is the Thrace region in the European part of Turkey.
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Based on materials TASS