Turkey's Energy Minister Fatih Donmez spoke of important developments in the Eastern Mediterranean in the coming days regarding natural gas.
"In the coming days, God first, there will be important developments in the Eastern Mediterranean regarding natural gas," he said, according to Turkish media.
"Three years ago, when we sent Yavuz, we stated that Turkey is the key country for the region's plans," Donmez pointed out.
According to him, Ankara "will always proceed with a constructive attitude with the mentality that favors the interests and rights of all sides."
"In the framework," he said, "we can also turn the Eastern Mediterranean into a destination of secure energy supply."
Nuland: Yes to LNG, no to pipelines in the Mediterranean
It is noted that, in an interview with Kathimerini newspaper, US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland put an end to scenarios about EastMed or other pipelines in the Eastern Mediterranean with the support of Washington.
[/P]Ms. Nuland noted that the US favours the transport of natural gas via LNG, and included Turkey among the countries that will cooperate with Greece, Israel, Egypt and the Republic of Cyprus in this broader context.
In fact, she estimated that the region could become an energy engine for Northern Europe.
"We don't have to wait ten years and spend billions of dollars on these things."
"We don't have to wait ten years and spend billions of dollars on these things."
"We don't have to wait ten years and spend billions of dollars on these things. We need to move gas now. And we need to use gas today as a transition to a greener future. Ten years from now we don't want a pipeline. Ten years from now we want to be green. But right now we need the gas. So we need to use LNG and we need to use electricity connections that we can make faster. And Greece is a pioneer in all of this. And this is important," he said, among other things."
Source: in.gr
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