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    Al Arabiya: Turkmen Gas Could Reach Europe Through Iran: EU Official

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At a meeting late last night, EU energy chief Maros Sefcovic said Europe could import Turkmen gas through Iran

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Al Arabiya: Turkmen Gas Could Reach Europe Through Iran: EU Official

EU energy boss Maros Sefcovic said late Thursday Europe could import natural gas from ex-Soviet Turkmenistan via Iran as Brussels ramps up efforts to break its dependence on Russian-sourced energy. 

Speaking after a meeting with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov in the capital Ashgabat, Sefcovic, vice president of the European Commission for Energy Union, also said he expected that imports of Turkmen gas via a pipeline built under the Caspian sea could begin as soon as 2019. 

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