"“Turkey can be the energy lungs of the EU”
By Ozi on Monday, February 18 2008, 12:56 - Permalink
Jozias Van Aartsen, Co-ordinator for the Caspian Sea-Middle East-European Union Gas Route, paid a two day visit to Ankara on 13-15 February. During his visit, Mr. Van Aartsen met with high-level Turkish officials including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Güler as well as Foreign Minister and Chief Negotiator Ali Babacan. Before his departure from Ankara, Mr. Van Aartsen held a press conference where he underlined that the Nabucoo Project was coming closer to reality. The Coordinator stated that the EU and Turkey were in a strategic relationship on the energy issue. “Turkey can be the energy lungs of the EU,” Mr. Van Aartsen stated."
“Turkey can be the energy lungs of the EU” - ISTANBUL
