“As you know, dear Mr. Putin suggested that we create a gas hub in Turkey to distribute gas to Europe.

Now we are preparing for this, ”RIA Novosti quotes Erdogan as saying at a meeting with young people in the city of Sanliurfa.

On November 18, during a telephone conversation, Putin discussed with Erdogan the details of creating a gas hub in Turkey.

Prior to this, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic, Fatih Dönmez, said that Turkey expects to start work on the implementation of the gas hub project proposed by the Russian side from the beginning of 2023.