With the war in Ukraine, alternatives are being sought to end Europe's dependence on Russian gas and it will create a significant advantage for the pseudo-state to transport Egyptian and Israeli gas to Europe via Turkey after Turkey-Israel relations improve, said "Minister of Transport and Works" Erhan Arikli.
According to WFP, speaking to the BN Türk TV channel from Antalya where he was in Antalya for the Diplomatic Forum, Mr. Arikli said the Russia-Ukraine crisis had caused great damage to both the global and European economies and claimed that the forum was looking for alternatives to the problems created by the war.
He noted that the morning session of the Forum discussed whether Azerbaijani gas could be an alternative to Russian gas and added that there were thoughts of transporting Egyptian and Israeli gas to Europe through the East Med pipeline, which was blocked by the signing of an exclusive economic zone demarcation agreement between Turkey and Libya.
"Now a new opportunity appears as a result of the improvement of the Republic of Turkey-Israel relations. The Russia-Ukraine crisis is stimulating this opportunity. It seems that the transportation of Egyptian and Israeli gas to Europe via Turkey will create a great advantage for us as well. We will evaluate this in detail in the coming days."
Referring to the Turkish President's meeting with the Greek Prime Minister, Erhan Arikli claimed that Greece should now accept the policy that Turkey and the pseudo-state are developing together. "They must come to the point of understanding that the position of federation has been abolished and negotiate a two-state solution. They must all understand, especially Greece, so that it can ensure that its daughter, southern Cyprus, also comes to the point of understanding this," in his words, "that the talks on federation, with which we have lost 50 years so far, have reached an impasse and cannot possibly come to an end."
This is a process that takes time, he said, adding that the Turkish Republic "knows very well what, when and by what means it will put something on the table."
Greece must now understand the strength of the Turkish Republic, especially with the Russia-Ukraine crisis, and must now stop "Donkichiism", Arikli concluded.
Source: KYPE
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