Ankara: Trkiye and Turkmenistan have signed an agreement to supply Turkmen gas to Trkiye starting on March 1, the Turkish energy and natural resources minister announced on Tuesday. "We took a historic step in Trkiye-Turkmenistan energy cooperation," said Alparslan Bayraktar on X, announcing the agreement between the Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS) and Turkmengaz to facilitate the supply of Turkmen gas to Trkiye.

According to Anadolu Agency, Bayraktar stated, "Gas flow is planned to start on March 1." He highlighted the significance of the agreement, describing it as a concrete output of the memorandum of understanding to develop cooperation in the field of natural gas. This March 2024 deal laid the groundwork for future hydrocarbon collaboration and was signed in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, the president of Turkmenistan, who attended the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

Bayraktar further emphasized, "With this agreement, which we have been working on for many years, we will strengthen the natural gas supply security of our country and our region, while furthering the strategic cooperation between the two countries." During his visit to Turkmenistan last July, Bayraktar announced a target of supplying approximately 300 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas, aiming for an annual delivery of 15 bcm over 20 years.