Turkey and Russia aim to finalize an agreement on the TurkStream natural gas pipeline project during a meeting between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday, a Turkish official and industry sources said to Reuters.
Officials from Gazprom, the project operator, have been holding meetings since last week in Ankara and an inter-governmental agreement on the project had almost been finalised, the Turkish official said.
Another source close to the project said the two sides had built up “serious momentum”, that there was political will, and that the deal could be signed on Monday.
Erdogan and Putin will be meeting on the sidelines of the World Energy Congress being held in Istanbul.
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak was quoted last month as saying Russia plans to sign an agreement with Turkey in October on TurkStream.
Talks on the project were halted last year after Turkey shot down a Russian air force jet and Russia retaliated with trade sanctions. But since then Moscow and Ankara have made significant progress to mend relations.
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