Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec 6, Trend/ A. Tagiyeva /
The political instability in Syria and the crisis in the Syrian-Turkish relations will not hamper the implementation of the project of the Pan-Arab gas pipeline to the territory of Turkey, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz was quoted by Zaman newspaper.
"The Pan-Arab gas pipeline promotes the development of all countries participating in this project, so this project was not included in the sanctions against Syria," minister said.
Yıldız said that perhaps, Turkey will start supplying gas via the Pan-Arab gas pipeline to Lebanon and Syria.
Egyptian gas is supplied via the Pan-Arab gas pipeline to the north, Israel and south to the Gulf of Aqaba, and from there via Jordan to Syria.
Several Arab countries agreed to construct the gas pipeline in 2000. The final stage covers the laying of the Arab gas pipeline to the territory of Turkey. Afterwards, the gas from the Arab countries will be delivered to Europe.
The possibility of transporting Azerbaijani gas from Turkey to Syria and Jordan was also considered.