RUSSIA WILLING TO PROLONG GAS SUPPLY DIALOGUE WITH TURKEY
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
18.05.2009 21:39 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia and Turkey have agreed upon extending the
gas delivery contract which ends in 2012, Turkish Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a news conference in Sochi.
"The 1986 agreement on delivering Russian gas via the so-called
western route expires in 2012, and we have agreed to immediately
start preparation for prolonging the document," Erdogan said.
According to the Turkish premier, Russia has always been faithful to
his country in gas delivery issues.
"At hard moments, when we were faced with gas supply problems, Russia
always lent a helping hand to us and provided us with the required
volume of gas," Erdogan said.
"On behalf of the Turkish nation and myself, I express my gratitude
to the country", RIA Novosti quoted Erdogan as saying.