RIA Novosti reports with reference to the politician's statement in an interview with Reuters.
“This gas can become an alternative source for the European Union, which wants to reduce its dependence on Russian gas against the backdrop of the situation between Russia and Ukraine,” he said.
In early May, the deputy head of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), former Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, said that energy reserves in the Black Sea would cover the world's demand for natural gas for 45 years.