Putin Spoke about Disagreements with Turkey over Gas Prices

Russian President Vladimir Putin after the meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Gazprom and Turkey could not find a compromise on gas prices. “As for energy price – it is ruled by the market. These are the prices on the market, they are not set by Gazprom in the directive order. And there are questions, there are problems. Our Turkish friends insist on some formulas, for commercial reasons, Gazprom offers other solutions”, said Mr. Putin. He said that Moscow would look for a solution to this problem, as it values the Turkish market and relations with “Turkish partners and friends”. “I want to say the most important thing in this part. I do not want to talk about prices, although they are very important. I want to mention the stability of Russian gas supplies. Turkey has many contracts in the field of gas supplyings, not all of them fulfill their contractual obligations. And Russia consistently keeps them” – said the Russian President. Source: Kommersant