ANKARA: Turkey’s import of gas from Azerbaijan should reach 20-30 billion cubic meters, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said answering a question by an Azerbaijan student during a live broadcast of the local channel ATV, APA-Economics reported. According to him, Turkey will successfully continue the joint projects with Azerbaijan.
Touching upon TANAP, the head of state said that the gas to be transported via this pipeline will meet a major part of Turkish demand for gas: “Currently, we purchase 6.7 bcm of gas. Of course, we need large volume of gas. On the other side, Europe has its own demands. EU made its suggestions in this regard, did not take necessary step. We have accelerated works on TANAP. By this project, we’ll fully meet our demand for gas. Along with this, gas will also be transported to Europe”. Bringing Baku-Tbilisi-Kars project into the picture, Erdogan noted that the railway will be launched by the end of this year: “This project will strengthen cooperation among Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia”.
The aim of the TANAP Project is to bring natural gas produced from Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz-2 gas field, and other areas of the Caspian Sea, primarily to Turkey, but also on to Europe. The TANAP Project, along with the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) and the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) form the elements of the Southern Gas Corridor.
