"We’ve sent 2 offers to Turkey, one - on 1 line and another - on 4 lines. Currently, the Turkish side is considering those offers," the representative said.
Last week Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Russia is ready to sign an intergovernmental agreement on 1 line of the Turkish Stream within 1-2 weeks. "Everything will depend on the Turkish Stream as we’ve submitted our agreement project to the Turkish side.
They’re now studying it. We expect to receive their response to our suggestion," he said. Novak added that Russia expects to sign an intergovernmental agreement within the shortest possible time as it’s ready to do it "within a week or two."
Earlier a source in Russia’s Energy Ministry told TASS that at the level of the heads of states (Russia and Turkey - TASS) a decision on a phased implementation of the project has been made. "Russia is ready for a phased implementation of the project," the source said. Thus, the sides are currently negotiating documents regarding 1 line of the Turkish Stream, which will supply Russian gas exclusively for the needs of the Republic.
An intergovernmental agreement on 2-4 lines of the pipeline, which are expected to transfer gas to the EU countries, will be included in a separate document, the source said.
On August 3, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources said Russia had sent a request for 4 lines of the pipeline...
[TASS]
7/8/15
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