Related with two threads
Russia and Turkey signed the intergovernmental agreement on the project of the gas pipeline “Turkish stream”. Agreements were concluded on the sidelines of an International energy Congress in Istanbul, reports RIA “Novosti”.
“So we are moving towards the implementation of the plans of the Turkish President about creating in this country a major energy hub,” — said Vladimir Putin.
In the release Gazprom said that the parties have agreed on the construction of the two branches of the gas pipeline, the capacity of each will reach 15.75 billion cubic meters of gas. One branch is designed to provide Turkish consumers, the second — for the supply of gas further into Europe. “The Russian company will build and own sea of land, land plot will hold for Turkish consumers (i.e. the first thread. — TASS) — directly to the Turkish company BOTAS is likely”, — said the head of the Ministry of energy Alexander Novak (quoted by TASS).
the Minister added that for the second line “will be a joint venture”. However, he clarified that the offshore section of the pipeline in any case remains for Russia: “Sea area everyone will own a Russian company and operate it, both branches”.
Two lines should be laid under the Black sea by December 2019.
discount
the Second energy issue that was raised Monday was the discounts on Russian gas for the Turkish contractors “Gazprom”. Now in the Stockholm arbitration court considered the claim of BOTAS to the Russian company about the promised in 2014, but not provided reduce prices by 10%.
Novak on Monday said that the issue of discounts is not related to the “Turkish stream” gas prices are the subject of commercial agreements of the companies. According to him, the parties can resolve their differences before the court at the suit of BOTAS, but the situation is complicated by the fact that “Gazprom export” sells gas to the Turkish state-owned companies but also private firms. “This makes the pricing fairly complex,” — said the Minister.
At the moment the specific amount of discounts not defined. As said Novak, instructed to study the exact numbers given to “Gazprom” and BOTAS.
Deputy head of the national energy security Fund Alexei Grivach indicates that although formally the issue price is not part of an intergovernmental agreement on the Turkish stream, it somehow depends on him — not least because one branch of the TA will go to Turkey, and it is necessary to conclude contracts, the price of which will depend on including the dates on which they will be. Also, according to Grivach, the price of Russian gas for the Turkish companies will depend on how Turkey will pursue a policy of liberalization of the gas market, that is, whether the change in the share of BOTAS and private companies in the total volume of purchases.
Prices for Turkey “Gazprom” does not open, however, as previously wrote “Газета.Ru” average price of Russian gas supplies to far abroad countries is now about $ 160 per 1 thousand cubic meters.
Return fruit
However, the resolution of energy issues, the meeting was not over. Russia has decided to open access to its market for Turkish citrus and stone. “Today, the Russian government took the decision to allow the Russian market a whole group of Turkish goods, the so-called stone fruit and citrus products,” — said Putin after the meeting.
“This decision is mutually beneficial, Russian agriculture does not produce such products. But the entry of Turkish products may lead, we hope, to lower prices in the domestic market,” he said.
“For Turkish partners is, of course, the opening of the Russian market. Sales of these products totaled $ 500 million last year, so this is a significant decision,” Putin added.
To stone fruit crops are cherries, cherry, plum, plums, apricots and peaches.
According to the government decree, from 1 January 2016 in Russia was prohibited (except for imports for personal use) from Turkey the following products: carcases and offal of chickens and turkeys, fresh cloves, fresh tomatoes, onions, cabbage, cucumbers, oranges and tangerines, grapes, apples, pears, apricots and peaches, plums, strawberries, and salt. Anti-sanctions were imposed against 17 subheadings of the customs commodity classification.
According to the Federal customs service of Russia, in the first half of 2016, the trade turnover between the two countries fell in monetary terms by 40.3%.
prior To the embargo, the overall share of Turkey across the range of sanctions products on the Russian market amounted to 16.2%. The most significant share in the ratio to the Russian imports held prior to the imposition of sanctions Turkish tomatoes — 65%, more than a third of the market was occupied by Turkish cut flowers. Turkey also delivered more than a quarter of all imports of oranges and almost a quarter of a fresh cucumber.
Syria
the Political part of the meeting, in turn, focused mostly on the events in Syria. The journalists said the press Secretary of Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov.
the Main problem of the Syrian conflict in recent weeks was the situation around Aleppo, which is besieged by government forces (near the Syrian-Turkish border). In the city many civilians, as well as scattered groups of militants, some of whom support the coalition of the United States. The us government accused Syria and Russia of “war crimes” in Aleppo and threaten to enter in Aleppo unmanned zone.
In a situation when the elites of the West are against Russia’s actions, and the Kremlin almost broke the US on Syria, Turkey and its President can become, if not a situational ally of Moscow, the intermediary to establish at least some dialogue.
As noted in conversation with “Газетой.Ru” a leading expert group Gulf State Analytics in Washington, Theodore Karasik, “the deal between the two leaders reflect the geopolitical and geo-economic situation, which has completely changed compared with the situation that was a few months ago.” The results of the meeting can attest to the fact that amid the deterioration of relations between Russia and the USA Moscow has turned out to find a more accommodating ally in Syria than Washington.
not to say that Erdogan is happy with the cooperation. In late September, the Turkish President addressed the US calling to start a joint attack on Raqqa — the capital “of ISIS” (ISIS group banned in Russia and several other countries). Yet the only reason does not begin the assault on Raqqa, the reluctance of the US to refuse to support the Kurds, the main regional foes Ankara. Erdogan considers Kurdish separatism is one of the main threats to the Turkish state. The attack on Raqqa would cut the Kurdish front deeper, thus burying the plans of the rebels to unite the two enclaves, separated by the river Euphrates.
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