Putin to visit Istanbul next week to attend TurkStream ceremony
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit to Istanbul on Nov. 19 due to the completion of the construction of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline project, a Kremlin aide said Monday.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 12 November 2018
- Modified Date: 01:29 | 12 November 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Istanbul on Nov.19, his aide said on Monday.
Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will attend a ceremony of the completion of TurkStream gas pipeline's offshore section, Yury Ushakov told journalists.
The TurkStream project is an export gas pipeline set to cross beneath the Black Sea from Russia to Turkey and also further extend to Turkey's borders with neighboring countries.
TurkStream's first line will carry 15.75 bcm of natural gas to Turkey. The project will have a capacity of 31.5 bcm with a second line that will go to Europe.
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