Hurriyet: Turkey wants to renew gas deal, Russian energy minister says

Turkey wants to renew the bilateral gas agreement with Russia rather than requesting a discount in the existing deals, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has said. “Gazprom and Turkey’s BOTAŞ have still been discussing the deals. As far as I know, Turkey wants to renew the existing gas deal with Russia upon a new principle of price setting, rather than asking for a gas discount upon the existing principle. Gazprom will decide to accept or reject this idea. We’ll see what it said soon,” he said in an exclusive interview prior to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Turkey.

Turkey hopes to receive a discount on gas prices, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yıldız said Nov. 26 during his Moscow visit days before Putin’s Turkey visit on Dec. 1.

The results of the talks between Gazprom and BOTAŞ are expected to be announced during Putin’s visit.

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