Israel's gas must pass through Cyprus to reach Turkey, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, adding that the EU must convince the Greek side because it is the EU that needs the gas. According to the Turkish minister, the Greek side said that they will come up with new ideas.
In his interview with NTV, the Turkish foreign minister said that "at the moment, while the war is going on, everyone wants to diversify their energy sources and routes. We are also taking steps in this direction. On the one hand, increasing the capacity of the Southern Gas Corridor, TANAP, which is now 16 billion mcm, and will reach 23 billion mcm in 2023 and is planned to increase to 31 billion mcm in 2026. Work is being done in this direction."
"We see that Israel also has rich reserves. Other countries in the region can also find resources, deposits. Work in this direction is continuing. Therefore, Turkey is the most economic route to reach international markets, especially European markets, he said, adding that "of course it has to go through Cyprus to come to Turkey." Mevlut Cavusoglu said that " tdvk has 3 proposals for equal sharing, to which the g/c side never said yes."
"We told the EU as well. We say it in all countries. However, it is not clear when the solution will be found in the political process because the g/c side is not coming close. We saw it in Crans Montana, we saw it from the Annan Plan. However, steps can be taken towards equal sharing. And here everyone can win. At this point, who can convince the Greek side? Let the EU convince them. Because the EU needs the gas coming from here right now. 'We will come with new ideas', says the Greek side. But let's see what ideas they will have."
Source: CNA
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