Daily Sabah: Minister - Trust Is More Crucial Than Signatures with Russia

Energy Minister Taner Yıldız claimed the allegation regarding the 10.25 percent discount agreement reached with Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom was not real. It was rumored that the problems encountered in the implementation of the 10.25 percent discount in natural gas prices according to the agreement between Turkey's state-owned energy company BOTAŞ and Gazprom were due to the Russians requesting certain exemptions for the Turkish Stream natural gas pipeline project. Turkish Stream will transfer Russian natural gas to Europe via Turkey from the Turkish-Greek border, and was announced after the cancellation of the South Stream project.

Read the full article HERE.