Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak met with Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar during his working visit to the Republic of Turkiye.
The two sides discussed prospects for cooperation in the gas and oil industries, as well as in peaceful nuclear energy.
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasised Turkiye’s highly important role as a transit country for oil and gas, its ambition to become a strategic regional energy trading hub, with growing domestic market and active energy-related foreign policy.
He noted that cooperation in the fuel and energy sector remains a crucial component of bilateral relations. Russia continues to be the largest supplier of natural gas, oil, and petroleum products to Turkiye and reliably fulfills its obligations to its Turkish partners.
Cooperation continues regarding the supply of Russian electricity to Turkiye. This is expected to strengthen the reliability of Turkiye’s energy supply and further contribute to the stability of its energy balance.
“The energy partnership between Russia and Turkiye is truly strategic in nature. Russia has always been a reliable energy supplier to the Turkish market. The TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines are operating unfailingly, and the construction of Turkiye’s first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu NPP, is underway, which means that a new nuclear energy industry is emerging in Turkiye,” Alexander Novak stressed.
Following the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister invited Alparslan Bayraktar to take part in the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, which will be held from 3 to 6 June, 2026, as well as in Russian Energy Week in October 2026.