Natural Gas: Israel and Turkey together to supply methane to Europe
TAP ALBANIE SPIECAPAG Photography Yves CHANOIT 09/2018
Turkey is interested in resuming talks with Israel on the use of Israeli natural gas and its transportation to Europe, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday, as reported by the Daily Sabah newspaper.
"We can use Israeli natural gas in our country and, in addition to using it, we can also engage in a joint effort for its passage to Europe," Erdogan told reporters on the return flight from Kiev, Ukraine, where he was visiting. official, and to sell a few more drones.
Turkey and Israel have had a tense bilateral relationship in recent years, worsening in 2018, when Turkey criticized Israel for its activities in the West Bank and its treatment of Palestinians. Israel, for its part, asked Turkey to abandon support for Hamas in the Gaza Strip. In 2018, Turkey and Israel expelled each other's ambassadors, following clashes on the border with Gaza in which Israeli forces killed Palestinians.
In 2020, Turk Erdogan said he wanted better ties with Israel, although he noted at the time that Israel's policy towards the Palestinians remained "unacceptable". The two countries are now looking to mend relations and potentially cooperate in the energy sector. also because Turkey, with supply problems from Iran, needs that gas and the income of hard currency linked to the transit of gas to the West.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will visit Turkey in the middle of next month, Erdogan said earlier this week. Energy cooperation will be one of the topics of discussion, of course.
The United States reportedly withdrew its support for the planned EastMed pipeline from Israel to Europe, a plan that does not involve Turkey but was backed by Israel, Greece and Cyprus. Evidently the US wants to force us to depend on Turkey for gas.
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