The Turkish and Russian presidents are meeting in Istanbul to inaugurate the dual natural gas line connecting their countries that will open up a new export path for Russian gas into Turkey and Europe. With TurkStream, Russian gas will pass through the Black Sea to Turkey. Relations remain tense between Moscow and Kyiv with years of conflict and TurkStream allows Russia to bypass Ukraine by opening up a second direct transport line to Turkey. From Turkey, Russian gas will reach southern and southeastern Europe through new and existing lines. Erdogan and Putin talk and meet often, cooperating on trade, energy and defence industries while engaging in negotiations on the Syrian civil war and now also on Libya.

Source: Libya Today January 08, 2020 09:08 UTC