Ambassador: Moscow and Ankara have the first opportunity to lay one strand of the " Turkish stream

Moscow And Ankara to discuss, and among them, a variant of the first strip single thread " Turkish stream ", said the Turkish Ambassador to Russia Umit Yardim, noting that his country such an option as long as happy.
"And from the Russian side And from our side There are documents where you can see one thread", He said." Discusses fifteen, 5-16 billion cubic meters of gas. Currently we buy gas from Russia via Ukraine. If we do this line, we will not get out of this place, but directly with this line. Of course, If gas will come from Russia directly, are we okay with That, " said Jardim. The diplomat also said that the cost of gas is in talks on Turkish stream " factor, But not decisive. At the same time, the Diplomat said that Moscow And Ankara continue preparatory work on the project " Turkish stream ", And the dialogue is not stalled. He noted that " currently, official dialogues on the draft have not been started."" But There are contacts that are aimed at carrying out an untested work, as the project volume, we are expected to undertake preparatory work in different planes, "he said, reports RIA" Novosti ". According to his statement, " If you look at the picture in General, there are the expectations of our Russian colleagues And our expectations regarding the actions of Russia ". For this reason, explained the Ambassador, " at this stage to say that the project is behind schedule for whatever reason, incorrect "." Very important, when you ask the question - do the work, the answer is Yes - Yes. For comparison: since the adoption of the decision And to implement the project "Blue stream" it's been 5 years, " He said.
at the same time, According to Jardim, " is that presented Russia Turkey Turkey Russia the project is somewhat incorrect "." as preparatory work covers a variety of areas - legal aspects, ecology, the study of technological And economic justification. This is not a single document, which are from one party to another, and after the signing. There are questions that we ask each other, waiting for answers. There are documents that we present to each other, And the work continues ", - said the Ambassador. According to his statement, " such large-scale, global projects is always a difficult preparatory work ". Before the last working day of the week, the Ambassador said that the presidents of Russia And Turkey Vladimir Putin And Erdogan have the opportunity to have bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summits of the "Big twenty" And the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). On Thursday, the media citing commissioners in official circles of Turkey stated that the dialogues of Turkey And the Russian Federation on construction of the gas pipeline "Turkish stream" stopped for a while because of the lack of a key contract for the provision of Ankara discounts on gas from Russia. For its part, the Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak said that the timing of the start of construction of the pipeline have the opportunity to move, If it will continue the process of signing the intergovernmental agreement between Moscow And Ankara. On Tuesday, a source in the Russian Ministry of energy reported that Moscow sent to Ankara the draft intergovernmental agreement on the first line of "Turkish stream" for the rest of the threads will prepare a separate document. On July 24, Prime Minister of Russia Medvedev D. A. said that the lack of progress in negotiations of Moscow And Ankara on the intergovernmental agreement on the "Turkish stream" is associated with political problem inside Turkey, where until not formed the government.


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