Moscow Says Gas Talks with Ankara Slowed Due to Election in Turkey
Gas talks, including discussions about the proposed TurkStream pipeline, have slowed due to a forthcoming parliamentary election in Turkey, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday.
He also said no deal had been reached during a visit by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to Moscow on Wednesday and his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"The gas business has been discussed ... The business has slowed due to parliamentary election in Turkey on Nov. 1," Peskov said.
He said talks about the TurkStream gas pipeline, which has a designed capacity of 63 billion cubic metres a year, were still underway.
(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; editing by David Clarke)
(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; editing by David Clarke)
