Hurriyet: Azeri pipeline to ‘help’ Turkey in talks with EU

A report released by SAM, a strategic research center for the Azerbaijani gov’t, claims the TANAP pipeline will be an ace up Turkey’s sleeve vis-a-vis the EU.

The Trans-Anatolia Pipeline (TANAP) project, which is set to send Azerbaijani natural gas to Turkey, could be a “game-changer” in Ankara’s accession talks with the European Union, according to an Azeri research center.

“Turkey can achieve political gains with this pipeline; it can be an ace in terms of its EU membership negotiations. With the finalization of this project, Turkey will have a whole new position within the region,” said Gulmira Rzayeva, one of two analysts who wrote a report for SAM, a strategic research center sponsored by the Azerbaijani government.   MORE

Read the report titled “Strategic Imperative: Azerbaijani Gas Strategy and the EU’s Southern Corridor”