BALKAN COUNTRIES WANT TO JOIN BAKU-TBILISI-ERZURUM GAS PIPELINE

Baku, January 16 (AzerTAc). Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Hilmi Guler said as Russia-Ukraine gas dispute continues, Balkan countries want to buy the gas which are transported via Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipeline. He added official Ankara is yet to consider the proposal.
The minister noted the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute showed that the construction of Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipeline was of vital importance for Turkey.
The minister expressed confidence that Azerbaijan and Turkey would demonstrate the same will for realization of the Nabucco project.