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RUSSIA SAYS TURKEY HAS RIGHT TO DIVERSIFY ITS ENERGY SOURCES
ISTANBUL (A.A) - 08.06.2010 - One day after Turkey and Azerbaijan signed a gas deal, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that Turkey has the right to diversify its energy sources.
At a joint press conference in Istanbul with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Putin said, however, the amount of natural gas to be drilled from Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz gas field cannot be compared with Russian natural gas.
Putin said Turkey's need for energy has increased in line with its growing economy, adding that Russia has been making up for the Iranian gas Turkey failed to get every winter over the past few years.
Turkey and Azerbaijan inked a deal on Monday that will ship 11 billion cubic meters of Azeri natural gas a year to Turkey beginning 2016.
Putin said transportation of gas was as important as supply problems and added that current pipelines were not enough to meet demand.
On Nabucco pipeline project, Putin said the project would of course be implemented if it is considered economically advantageous. However, he said Azeri natural gas would not be enough to feed this project.
Putin also stated that Russia was working on new projects to add two more lines to Blue Stream, a major trans-Black Sea gas pipeline that carries natural gas from Russia into Turkey, in a move to re-export Russian gas from Turkey to third countries.
Asked about Iran's nuclear program, Putin said that he could have a meeting with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Istanbul on the sidelines of the regional conference both leaders taking part.
Putin said obstacles in front of the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes should be removed, adding that UN Security Council decisions should not put Iranian people in a difficult condition.
At a joint press conference in Istanbul with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Putin said, however, the amount of natural gas to be drilled from Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz gas field cannot be compared with Russian natural gas.
Putin said Turkey's need for energy has increased in line with its growing economy, adding that Russia has been making up for the Iranian gas Turkey failed to get every winter over the past few years.
Turkey and Azerbaijan inked a deal on Monday that will ship 11 billion cubic meters of Azeri natural gas a year to Turkey beginning 2016.
Putin said transportation of gas was as important as supply problems and added that current pipelines were not enough to meet demand.
On Nabucco pipeline project, Putin said the project would of course be implemented if it is considered economically advantageous. However, he said Azeri natural gas would not be enough to feed this project.
Putin also stated that Russia was working on new projects to add two more lines to Blue Stream, a major trans-Black Sea gas pipeline that carries natural gas from Russia into Turkey, in a move to re-export Russian gas from Turkey to third countries.
Asked about Iran's nuclear program, Putin said that he could have a meeting with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Istanbul on the sidelines of the regional conference both leaders taking part.
Putin said obstacles in front of the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes should be removed, adding that UN Security Council decisions should not put Iranian people in a difficult condition.
