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Russia remains reliable supplier of energy resources to Türkiye — Novak

20 February 2026 22:15 (UTC +04:00)

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak discussed cooperation in gas, oil and nuclear power industry sphere with Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Türkiye Alparslan Bayraktar in Moscow, the Russian government said, APA reports.

"The partnership between Russia and Türkiye in the energy sphere is indeed strategic by nature. Russia was and remains the reliable supplier of energy resources to the Turkish market. TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines are functioning stably. Construction of Türkiye's first nuclear power plant Akkuyu continues, which actually creates a new nuclear power industry in Türkiye," Novak said, cited by the government.

The parties discussed prospects of cooperating in gas and oil sectors and in the peaceful nuclear development sphere among other matters.