OREANDA-NEWS. The Board of Directors of OJSC “Gazprom” acknowledged information for Gazprom international economic strategy in terms of strengthening the transit role of Turkish Republic. The Board of Directors entrusted to continue work towards examining expansion opportunities of Russian gas export to Europe via Turkey.

Gazprom has a leading position on markets of South Eastern Europe including Turkey which is on the third place (after Germany and Italy) in terms of Russian gas volume supplied.

In July 2006 Gazprom and Hungarian company Mol set up a joint project company aimed at defining gas delivery route to Europe via Turkey.