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Hurriyet: Minister tells Hurriyet that Turkey wants to extend the gas supply agreement with Turkmenistan
Alparslan Bayraktar, Turkish Energy minister, told the Hurriyet newspaper on Tuesday that Turkey and Turkmenistan are negotiating a deal to extend the natural gas supply contract for five years. He added that the deal should be finalised by the end of the year. Later in the day, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoan and Vice President Cevdet Ylmaz will meet Turkmenistan officials in Ankara. Bayraktar announced earlier this month that Turkmenistan and Turkey had signed a contract for Turkmen gas to be supplied to Turkey. The Turkmengaz and Turkey's BOTAS pipeline operators have signed an agreement that will begin March 1 with...