Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, who...

The question of which of the two countries needs oil and gas pipeline friendship more is no longer on the agenda. Everything has become so mixed up in this area that it is very difficult to say where the pipes end and policy begins.

This time, Erdogan and Putin will discuss major projects like the South Stream and Blue Stream natural gas pipelines and the construction of Turkey"s first nuclear power plant.

Construction of South Stream, which is to ship Russian natural gas to Greece, Italy and Austria across the Black Sea, is to begin in November 2010. The second leg of Blue Stream will export Russian gas to Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus via Turkey.

The talks in Moscow will also focus on the $1.5 billion Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline to bring Caspian oil to the Mediterranean via Turkey and on extending contracts for the purchase of Russian gas.

Taken together, these contracts will turn Turkey into the largest energy hub in the Caspian region, Southern Europe

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