TURKEY CONCERNED oil and gas transit
Turkey is extremely concerned about the growing transit of oil tankers through the Bosporus and Dardanelles, said Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Hilmi Guler. In the last three years the number of tankers transiting the Straits has increased by 50%. Straits became dangerous transport corridor for transit of oil and gas that threatens the ecology of the region and to the millions of people living in the coastal zone, Guler said.
In this regard, Turkey is an active supporter of the implementation of the projects of alternative transit of oil and gas. Turkey believes that the issue of environmental safety zone Straits should be addressed through the active construction of pipelines to transport oil and gas from the territory of the CIS countries in Europe.
