РОССИЙСКО-ТУРЕЦКОЕ СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВО В РАМКАХ ПРОЕКТА "ТУРЕЦКИЙ ПОТОК"

Abstract

Cooperation within the framework of the Turkish Stream project, which provides for the export of Russian gas to Europe through Turkey is discussed in the article. The author studies the conditions of creation, the essence and advantages of the project and analyzes the interests of the participating countries as well as evaluates the benefits that the countries of Southern Europe should receive during its implementation. In the article is noted that within the framework of the project, it was planned to build two gas pipelines, one of which provided for meeting the energy needs of Turkey, and the other for Europe. At the same time, the route of Russian gas supplies to Europe via the gas pipeline following Turkey became the subject of a dispute between Greece and Bulgaria. In the article a conclusion is is also made that TANAP, one of the key elements of the Southern Gas Transportation Corridor, is not an alternative to the Turkish Stream project. The author notes the high geostrategic significance of the Turkish Stream project, its contribution to ensuring energy security not only of the initiator states, but also of the countries that subsequently joined the project. Thus, according to the author, the project played a significant role not only in the development of energy interaction between the two countries, but also created conditions for broad regional cooperation.