BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 5. Delivering Turkmen
natural gas to international markets remains one of the strategic
priorities on the agenda of Turkmenistan-Türkiye cooperation,
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said, Trend reports via the press
service of the Turkmen government.
Yilmaz made the remark during his speech at the international
trade fair Turkmentextile Expo 2026 in Ashgabat.
According to him, the sides are closely examining projects aimed
at supplying Turkmen natural gas to the Turkish market, as well as
onward deliveries through Türkiye to European and global
markets.
The Turkish vice president noted that energy cooperation
occupies a special place in bilateral relations and has significant
long-term potential.
Yilmaz expressed confidence that deeper cooperation in the oil
and gas sector would generate substantial economic benefits for
both countries and contribute to the expansion of regional energy
connectivity.
He added that the development of joint energy projects remains
among the key areas of the strategic partnership between Ankara and
Ashgabat.
Earlier, in April, Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid
Meredov, speaking at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, emphasized that
one of the key priorities of the country’s energy agenda is the
supply of natural gas to Europe. “15-20 years ago, we had very good
cooperation with our European colleagues, and we did a lot to
practically implement several ideas for delivering Turkmen natural
gas to Europe,” he said.
In parallel, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Türkmen
Dünýäsi”, Batyr Muradov, told Trend that Turkmenistan is considering the possibility
of exporting natural gas to Europe via Azerbaijan.
