TANAP is of great importance for Europe’s energy security – Erdogan
The Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project, which is developed jointly by Turkey and Azerbaijan is a strategic project of great importance for Europe’s energy security as well, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview with Trend, Azertaс and APA.
He expressed confidence that the sides will mark the commissioning of TANAP in the near future.
“We rank second after China among the countries of the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in terms of increasing energy demand. In this regard, TANAP has a crucial importance in terms of meeting the rapidly increasing natural gas demand of Turkey,” said Turkey’s president.
At the same time, gas supply from Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz field to Europe will definitely make contribution to Europe’s energy diversification, said Erdogan, adding that serious efforts are underway to connect Turkmen gas to this project.
