Erdogan: Thanks to SGC, Turkic states play important role in ensuring Europe’s energy security

The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline has been delivering oil from Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan to world markets for 16 years now, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the Extraordinary Summit of the Organization of Turkic States, held in Ankara on March 16, according to Report.

“To date, we have successfully implemented large-scale projects in the field of oil, natural gas and electricity in the Caspian basin with the countries of the Turkic world,” the Turkish leader said.

“The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline has been delivering oil from Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan to world markets for 16 years now. Thanks to the Southern Gas Corridor, the key element of which is TANAP, the Turkic states play an important role in ensuring the energy security of Europe,” he added.