Turkey has made a “shopping list” of what it wants to gain either during the Russian invasion or at the end of the Ukrainian crisis. Among the gains Turkey wants to secure in the meantime are the construction of a gas pipeline from Israel and the reform of the UN Security Council to make it a permanent member.
Europe’s moves to break free from Russian gas in the wake of a resurgence in Turkey’s relations with Israel have given Ankara a chance to bring the Turkish-Israeli pipeline back to the forefront. The Turkish newspaper “Milliet” brought to the fore an issue that for a long time had been left on the sidelines due to the lack of dialogue between Israel and Turkey.
The Turkish newspaper under the headline “Israeli gas can be connected to TANAR (Anatolia gas pipeline from Azerbaijan) with a 500-550 km long pipeline from the Mersin Sea to Eskisehir”. According to the Turkish newspaper, “with this infrastructure, it is possible to transport gas either from Edirne to Greece and from there to Italy and Europe, or from Bulgaria to Europe again.”
Experts cited by the Turkish newspaper say that huge investments are not needed to realize the possibilities and the time needed for the implementation of the project is about 4 years. It added, however, that “the implementation of these and similar projects depends on many factors: the mutual trust of countries, maritime jurisdictions, issues of recognition but also conflicts of interest.” “to projects that can be an alternative to Russia and, if necessary, to record its opposition causing problems in other areas,” comments “Milliet”.
He wants a permanent position
One of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s big visions is for Turkey to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. A goal promoted through the reform proposal in the United Nations Security Council. Turkey’s position is that the current UN composition represents an older state of affairs and not the world today. And in the current order of things, Turkey has, according to Erdogan’s narrative, a leading role.
According to the Anadolu Agency (source: Cypriot Press Office), Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu said after a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayasi that serious reforms of the United Nations Security Council were needed.
Speaking at a joint news conference with his Japanese counterpart, Tsavousoglu stressed that both the Ukraine-Russia war and international developments in the region have shown the need for immediate reforms in the international system and especially in the UN Security Council. “We have agreed with Japan to act together on these issues,” Tsavousoglu said. Tsavousoglu also said that in his meeting with his Japanese counterpart, they exchanged views on developments in the Asia-Pacific region and briefed him on Turkey’s efforts to achieve a permanent ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war. Stressing that Turkey wants to improve its bilateral co-operation on various platforms, Tsavousoglu reiterated his country’s support for Japan’s candidacy for the UN Security Council in the period 2023-2024.
* Photo: The map shows existing and ongoing gas pipelines via Turkey to the EU.
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