Trend: Turkish Stream Significance Exaggerated, TANAP Priority for Turkey

The Turkish Stream project is currently at an impasse, Igor Ponomarenko, the Russian political analyst, Ph.D., the member of the "Russian network intelligence" expert community, told Trend Oct. 8.

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The expert said that Turkey's interest in this project was initially exaggerated.

"Ankara has no plans to become a "gas energy center" through this project in the near future," he said. “It considers the Turkish Stream as an opportunity to ensure uninterrupted supplies of Russian gas at a reasonable price to Thrace and nothing more. TANAP project is a priority for Turkey."

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