Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria and Turkey negotiate a parallel deal for the supply of gas and water

Photo: Ministry of Energy

Caretaker Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov has started another round of renegotiation of the agreement with the Turkish gas transmission operator BOTAŞ. On Wednesday, he met with his Turkish counterpart Alparslan Bayraktar in Istanbul. 

On August 15, representatives of BOTAŞ will visit Sofia for a meeting with Bulgargaz. By its decision of April 19, 2024, the Parliament instructed the Minister of Energy to take the necessary actions for the renegotiation of the agreement for the use of the Turkish LNG terminals and gas transmission network.

The Turkish side has also asked Ministers Malinov and Bayraktar to discuss the possibility of Bulgaria providing additional water for irrigation to the region around Edirne due to a prolonged drought, the Ministry of Energy reported.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bulgaria's Premier Zhelyazkov (L) and Turkiye's President Erdogan (R)

Premier Zhelyazkov meets with Turkiye’s President Erdoğan within the frameworks of the fourth Antalya Diplomacy Forum

The relations between Bulgaria and Turkiye—friendly, cooperative and steadily built over decades—are a guarantee for protecting not only national but also the external European borders in a way that serves as an example for Europe, Prime Minister..

published on 4/12/25 4:35 PM
Photo: press office of Bulgaria's head of state

President Radev: The delivery of F-16s is just the beginning of the political commitment to the Bulgarian Air Force

The delivery of the F-16 fighter jets is just the beginning of the political commitment to logistics, maintenance and the development of real defense capabilities for the Bulgarian Air Force, said President Rumen Radev at a meeting with the..

published on 4/12/25 1:00 PM

The military research vessel "Sts Cyril and Metodius" returns to Bulgaria after its third mission to Antarctica

The military research vessel RSV 421 "Sts Cyril and Metodius" has returned to Bulgaria after successfully completing its third mission to Antarctica. The ship docked at the Marine Station in Varna, where it was welcomed with a military ceremony...

published on 4/12/25 11:42 AM