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ISTANBUL, 3 May. /TASS/. The Turkish parliament has approved a bill allowing to sell imported natural gas in liquefied natural gas (LNG) form, Sozcu TV channel reported.
The bill was submitted to Parliament in January. Its adoption paves the way for the creation of LNG plants and consolidates the legislative basis aimed at turning Turkey into an international gas trading hub.
In October 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed the establishment of such a hub in Turkey, where lost gas transit flows through the Nord Stream pipeline could be redirected. Turkey has said that in terms of infrastructure, almost everything is ready for the project to start, but that legislative changes are needed. The Parliament of the Republic adopted the first decision on the activities of Turkish oil and gas producer Botas and a number of other suppliers in early April 2023.
On 4 September 2023, after a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Putin said Gazprom had handed Botas a draft plan for the gas hub project, adding that the creation of a joint working group was on the agenda. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in late December 2023 that the gas hub project in Turkey could be launched in 2024, with a plan for the project to be approved shortly.
Earlier, a Turkish delegation visited Russia to discuss the details.
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