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Turkey agrees to import more gas from Azerbaijan

Turkish officials have expressed a desire to increase strategic cooperation with their Caucasian ally in the past year.

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Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez (R) and Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov (L) attend the Turkey-Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan) Natural Gas Pipeline Project signing ceremony at the Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Ministry Headquarter in Ankara, on Dec. 15, 2020. — ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images

Turkey and Azerbaijan signed a new gas deal Friday. 

Azerbaijan will supply Turkey with 11 billion cubic meters of natural gas through the end of 2024, per the agreement. Turkey’s Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said the deal is part of Turkey’s efforts to meet the population’s gas demands, which will increase with the coming winter, the official Anadolu Agency reported.

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