2015-07-31, 19:00
Is under discussion. It is possible that for acceleration of the project will require intervention at the highest level, and this, apparently, may be Not earlier than autumn. The meeting of presidents of Russia and Turkey Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan can take place before the end of November in the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan in the framework of the Council of cooperation of the highest level (SWOT), said in an interview Last news the Turkish Ambassador to Russia Umit Yardim. Press Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov later confirmed that the dialogues of the presidents is planned for the fall, and the topic of "Turkish stream" on them will probably be affected. The time and place of the meeting will be specified. The idea of building a gas pipeline from Russia to the European part of Turkey replaced the plans for laying pipe under the Black sea in the direction of Bulgaria. The project "South stream" was thought up for the diversification of routes of gas supplies from Russia to South-East Europe, was supported by the governments of countries receiving gas through Ukraine, but met resistance from the bureaucrats of the European Union. at the end of 2014, it became clear that to realize it will Not work. The Russian side has proposed another option: gas will be delivered to Turkey, part of it will go to local consumers, and the remaining amounts of all the countries concerned have the opportunity to get on the borderline with Greece, where it will set up a special hub. While the infrastructure for transportation of gas from the hub, consumers are required to establish themselves. Gazprom and Turkish Botas determined the route of the offshore pipeline - he will 660 kilometers of the route, which was planned to lay South stream and 250...