Sefa Sad

Plans for a new gas pipeline between Russia and Turkey remain intact despite "difficulties", the Kremlin said on Sept.23, days after Ankara said talks on the deal were frozen.

The launch date of the first line of the Turkish Stream project has been postponed due to the political crisis in Turkey, Gazprom Deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev said on Sept. 14, as quoted by Russia's TASS News Agency. 

High-level Turkish officials said Turkey and Russia have been unable to make progress in the planned Turkish Stream project and have frozen talks for now.

Turkey and Russia have frozen their talks over the proposed Turkish Stream gas pipeline project due to disagreement over a gas price discount, a Turkish government official has said.

Turkey and Russia have been unable to make progress in the planned Turkish Stream project and have frozen talks for now, according to high-level Turkish energy officials.