The EU plans to reduce its dependence on natural gas supplies from Russia due to its export from Azerbaijan has been threatened in connection with the improvement of relations between Ankara and Moscow, writes The Wall Street Journal.
“Russia and Turkey have demonstrated the intention to resume work on connecting their pipeline that could nullify the efforts of the European Union to reduce dependence on Russian energy by deliveries from Azerbaijan,” the newspaper said.
The author notes that Putin and Erdogan at a meeting in Saint-Petersburg “was given to understand that the possibility for the construction of the gas pipeline, called Turkish stream”, reappeared”.
“It would be a blow for Azerbaijan. President Ilham Aliyev said that he wanted to turn his country into a major exporter of gas”, – writes the edition.
WSJ recalls that the EU and Azerbaijan earlier “spoke about the benefits of the development of the southern gas corridor. This pipeline is intended to transport gas from Azerbaijan to Italy, in particular, via Turkey and Greece. However, in light of the resumption of work on the “Turkish stream”, which should also earn in 2019, “perhaps that would not make sense to expand as planned, the capacity of the southern gas corridor.
View full: http://politrussia.com/news/wsj-sblizhenie-moskvy-649/
