The project of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline construction is becoming more attractive for Ankara and Moscow because of the rising cost of gas transit through Ukraine, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said.
"Of course, if the cost of transit is higher, as our Ukrainian colleagues say, is will affect the cost of transportation and the final gas price for Turkey’s consumers. Therefore Turkey is interested in receiving gas directly, bypassing other transit countries", TASS cited him as saying.
The minister added that the project provides for the construction of at least one line of the pipeline with the delivery of 15.75 billion cubic meters of gas per year. This volume is intended for Turkish consumers.
