Friday, June 29, 2007

Energy signals in Turkish-Russian relations after BSEC summit

"Energy signals in Turkish-Russian relations after BSEC summit
by
SİNAN OGAN*
The Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) held its 15th annual summit in İstanbul.

The summit was marked by discussions over intense energy competition in the region, which attracted more debate than the pros and cons of the summit. Even Russian President Vladimir Putin attributed special attention to the energy issue during his speech at the summit and suggested launching the Black Sea Energy Ring Project."

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